Bone plate shaping system

摘要

Methods and systems for bone plate bending are provided which include bending tools that couple relative to the bone plate to bend the plate. Such system permit bending without necessitating that the bending tools are in direct contact with the holes in the plate, which could deform the holes.

主权项

1. A method of bending a bone plate, the bone plate for stabilizing a fracture of a bone, the bone plate having first and second portions, the method comprising:
providing or obtaining a bone plating system including a bone plate having longitudinally displaced first and second threaded holes disposed therein and first and second tubular elements removably threadedly engaged in the respective first and second threaded holes; engaging a first and a second plate bending tool relative to the first and second tubular elements and the plate about the first and second tubular elements; and applying a force between the first and second plate bending tools to bend the plate between the first and second threaded holes.