Locking Web Plate

A method for bone fixation, comprising:

• provisionally positioning a bone plate over a phalanx, the bone plate including a head extending from a first end to a second end and having first and second fixation element holes extending therethrough along first and second fixation element hole axes, a connection portion extending from the second end of the head to a third end along the central longitudinal axis, the connection portion including an oblong hole elongated in a direction parallel to the central longitudinal axis, and a shaft extending from the third end of the connection portion to a fourth end along the central longitudinal axis, the shaft including third and fourth fixation element holes extending along the central longitudinal axis, the shaft including a plurality of first projections extending along a first lateral wall and a plurality of second projections extending along a second lateral wall, the first and second projections including corresponding projection fixation element holes extending therethrough, each of the first and second projections being connected to the shaft by a reduced diameter extension, wherein the reduced diameter extensions connect to the shaft at positions that alternate along the length of the shaft so that a first projection extends from a portion of the shaft between adjacent ones of the second projections;
• bending the bone plate to conform to the anatomy of the phalanx, wherein the head is adjustable relative to the shaft about the oblong hole;
• inserting a first fixation element into one of the first, second, third and fourth fixation element holes;
• and
• inserting a second fixation element into a projection fixation element hole.

A method for bone fixation, comprising:

• provisionally positioning a bone plate over a target bone, the bone plate including a head extending from a first end to a second end and having first and second fixation element holes extending therethrough along first and second fixation element hole axes, a connection portion extending from the second end of the head to a third end along the central longitudinal axis, the connection portion including an oblong hole elongated in a direction parallel to the central longitudinal axis, and a shaft extending from the third end of the connection portion to a fourth end along the central longitudinal axis, the shaft including third and fourth fixation element holes extending along the central longitudinal axis, the shaft including a plurality of first projections extending along a first lateral wall and a plurality of second projections extending along a second lateral wall, the first and second projections including corresponding projection fixation element holes extending therethrough and being connected to the shaft by a reduced diameter extension, wherein the reduced diameter extensions connect to the shaft at positions that alternate along the length of the shaft so that a first projection extends from a portion of the shaft between adjacent ones of the second projections and wherein a cross-section of the oblong hole is a figure-eight;
• bending the bone plate to conform to the curvature of the bone, wherein the head is adjustable relative to the shaft along the central longitudinal axis;
• inserting a first fixation element into one of the first, second, third and fourth fixation element holes;
• and
• inserting a second fixation element into a projection fixation element hole.

A method for bone fixation, comprising:

• positioning a bone plate over a target bone, the bone plate including a head extending from a first end to a second end and having first and second fixation element holes extending therethrough along first and second fixation element hole axes, a connection portion extending from the second end of the head to a third end along the central longitudinal axis, the connection portion including an oblong hole elongated in a direction parallel to the central longitudinal axis, and a shaft extending from the third end of the connection portion to a fourth end along the central longitudinal axis, the shaft including third and fourth fixation element holes extending along the central longitudinal axis, the shaft including a plurality of first projections extending along a first lateral wall and a plurality of second projections extending along a second lateral wall, the first and second projections including corresponding projection fixation element holes extending therethrough and being connected to the shaft by a reduced diameter extension, wherein the reduced diameter extensions connect to the shaft at positions that alternate along the length of the shaft so that a first projection extends from a portion of the shaft between adjacent ones of the second projections wherein the first projections are angled toward the first end and the second projections are angled toward the second end;
• bending the bone plate to conform to the curvature of the bone, wherein the head is adjustable relative to the shaft along the central longitudinal axis;
• inserting a first fixation element into one of the first, second, third and fourth fixation element holes.