Modular and non-modular cortical buttress device

A fixation device for facilitating reduction and repair of a fractured bone, the fixation device comprising:

• a plate portion adapted to overlie and contact at least two bone fragments of the fractured bone, said plate portion having a first end, a second end, a length between said first and second ends, a first longitudinal edge, a second longitudinal edge, a width between said first and second longitudinal edges, and a bone contacting surface adapted to contact the exteriors of the at least two bone fragments, said plate portion including a plurality of bone screw receiving apertures extending therethrough, said plurality of bone screw receiving apertures being positioned between said first and second longitudinal edges, a first bone screw receiving aperture of said plurality of bone screw receiving apertures being adapted to overlie a first bone fragment of the at least two bone fragments and a second bone screw receiving aperture of said plurality of bone screw receiving apertures being adapted to overlie a second bone fragment of the at least two bone fragments, said plate portion including a first row of at least two apertures positioned along said first longitudinal edge and a second row of at least two apertures positioned along said second longitudinal edge, each of said apertures of said first and second rows of at least two apertures being adapted to receive a buttress pin therein;
• at least two bone screws to secure said bone plate to the fractured bone, a first of said at least two bone screws being adapted for insertion through said first aperture and into the first of the at least two bone fragments, and a second of said at least two bone screws being adapted for insertion through said second aperture and into the second of the at least two bone fragments;
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• at least two buttress pins, each of said at least two buttress pins being received in one of said apertures of said first and second rows of at least two apertures, said at least two buttress pins each having a head adapted to engage said plate portion, and a shaft including a bone contacting surface provided to contact the exterior of and support at least one of the first and second bone fragments, said bone contacting surfaces of said plate portion and said at least two buttress pins being adapted to cradle the fractured bone and resist deformation forces in at least one direction, when the fixation device is attached to the fractured bone.