Contoured bone plate for fracture fixation having hook members and holder/impactor for same

A bone plate for fixing a bone fracture, comprising:

• an elongated body having a first end, a second end, a top surface, a bottom surface, and a contoured region disposed between the first end and the second end, the contoured region having a longitudinal axis;
• first and second hook members disposed proximate the first end, each of the first and second hook members having a prong region having a longitudinal axis, at least one of the hook members having a distal tip and at least one longitudinal edge extending along the prong region, and being sharpened at one or both of the distal tip and along the longitudinal edge, permitting the hook member to be impacted through a cortical bone region without drilling a pilot hole into the cortical bone region;
• and
• an impacting instrument securely attachable to at least a portion of the bone plate, the impacting instrument transferring force applied to a striking surface of the impacting instrument to the bone plate proximate at least one of the hook members.