System for treating bone fractures

A lateral column radial bone fixation plate, comprising:

• a metaphysis portion having a shape corresponding to a shape of a metaphysis of a volar side of a radius bone, the metaphysis portion comprising a first metaphysis portion opening configured to receive a first fixation device, and wherein the metaphysis portion is dimensioned and contoured to conform to a shape of the metaphysis of the volar side of the radius bone along a lateral column of the radius bone;
• and
• a lateral column portion having a shape corresponding to a shape of a lateral column of a diaphysis of the volar side of the radius bone but not to a shape of a central column of the diaphysis of the volar side of the radius bone, the lateral column portion comprising a first lateral column portion opening configured to receive a second fixation device,
• wherein the bone fixation plate is dimensioned so as not to overlie the central column of the volar side of the radius bone.

A bone fixation plate to provide fixation of a fracture of a radius bone, the bone fixation plate comprising:

• a metaphysis portion;
• and
• a column portion,
• wherein the metaphysis portion and the column portion of the bone fixation plate are dimensioned and contoured to have a shape corresponding either (1) to a shape of a central column of the radius bone but not to conform to a shape of a lateral column of the radius bone, or (2) to the shape of a lateral column of the radius bone but not to a shape of a central column of the radius bon;
• wherein, when the metaphysis portion and the column portion of the bone fixation plate are dimensioned and contoured to have the shape corresponding to the shape of the central column of the radius bone but not to conform to the shape of the lateral column of the radius bone, the bone fixation plate is dimensioned so as not to overlie the lateral column of the radius bone, and
• wherein, when the metaphysis portion and the column portion of the bone fixation plate are dimensioned and contoured to have the shape corresponding to the shape of the lateral column of the radius bone but not to conform to the shape of the central column of the radius bone, the bone fixation plate is dimensioned so as not to overlie the central column of the radius bone.

A bone fixation plate to provide fixation of a fracture of a radius bone, the bone fixation plate comprising:

• a metaphysis portion dimensioned and contoured to have a shape corresponding to a shape of a region of a metaphysis of a volar side of the radius bone along a column of the radius bone;
• and
• a column portion dimensioned and contoured to have a shape corresponding to a shape of a diaphysis of the radius bone along the column of the radius bone,
• wherein the column is either (1) a central column of the diaphysis of the radius bone and the column portion is dimensioned and contoured to conform to a shape of the central column of the diaphysis of the radius bone and the metaphysis portion is dimensioned and contoured to conform to a shape of the metaphysis of the volar side of the radius bone along the central column, or (2) a lateral column of the diaphysis of the radius bone and the column portion is dimensioned and contoured to conform to a shape of the lateral column of the diaphysis of the radius bone and the metaphysis portion is dimensioned and contoured to conform to a shape of the metaphysis of the volar side of the radius bone along the lateral column,
• wherein, when the column is the central column, the bone fixation plate is dimensioned so as not to overlie the lateral column of the radius bone, and
• wherein, when the column is the lateral column, the bone fixation plate is dimensioned so as not to overlie the central column of the radius bone.