Treace Medical Concepts, Inc.
CONTOURED BONE PLATE WITH LOCKING SCREW FOR BONE COMPRESSION, PARTICULARLY ACROSS A TARSOMETATARSAL JOINT

Abstract:

A method of applying a bone plate across a tarsometatarsal joint or two different portions of a metatarsal may involve positioning a bone plate across a separation between two bone portions. The bone plate can have at least two fixation holes and a bend between the holes. A locking screw can be inserted through one or both holes that has a head thread and a shaft thread, where the shaft thread has a pitch greater than a pitch of the head thread. The locking screw can be screwed into an underlying bone portion until the bend in the bone plate is deformed.