Smart Trauma System

A method of securing a bone, the method comprising:

• placing a bone plate adjacent the bone;
• inserting a bone screw through a hole in the bone plate such that a sensor associated with the bone screw is configured to detect a characteristic;
• and
• outputting information of the characteristic to an external source.

A fracture fixation system comprising:

• a bone plate configured to be placed against a bone;
• a bone screw insertable through a hole in the bone plate, the bone screw associated with a processor;
• and
• a pressure sensor configured to be positioned on at least one of an upper and lower side of the bone plate, the pressure sensor in communication with the processor and configured to detect pressure profiles of at least one of the bone and the system such that the processor can receive the pressure profiles and output the pressure profiles to an external source.