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AssigneesSmith & Nephew, Inc., Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG, Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited
InventorsCharles R. Bennett, Gabriel E. Rapalo
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Disclosed are examples of a patella bone plate. In some examples, the patella bone plates may include a contoured body with a longitudinal axis, and with a radius of curvature, a plurality of contoured arms and extending superiorly from the contoured body, the plurality of contoured arms spaced apart from the longitudinal axis, the plurality of contoured arms, a plurality of holes, a hook, the hook having a radius of curvature configured to allow the hook to extend around an apex of the patella, a hole located on the hook, the hole defining a distal fixation screw path that is substantially parallel to and offset from the longitudinal axis. In various examples, the contoured body may have a single arm with a staggered hole arrangement. The plurality of holes may include variable angle holes, locking holes, fixation holes, slots, or a combination thereof.
A patella bone plate, comprising:
A method of treating a patella fracture using a patella bone plate, the method comprising:
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