Incrementally adjustable tibial osteotomy fixation device and method

An osteotomy fixation apparatus for performing an osteotomy surgery and treatment, the osteotomy fixation apparatus comprising:

• a first plate member having a first end and a second end, and wherein said second end contains an opening therein, said first plate member contains a first aperture for placement of a first bone screw, and wherein said first plate member includes a pawl;
• a second plate member having a first section being telescopically received within said opening of said second end of said first plate member and a second section extending from said first section, said second section having a first prong having a second aperture for placement of a second bone screw and a second prong having a third aperture for placement of a third bone screw and wherein said first plate member and said second plate member are in a compressed position;
• a series of linear teeth formed on said first section of said second plate member, said series of teeth interengaging and configured with said pawl to allow for incremental movement of said first plate relative to said second plate to an extended position, but preventing retraction of said first plate member relative to said second plate member, said series of linear teeth and said pawl being operable after performance of the osteotomy surgery without penetrating the skin.