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1. A method of stabilizing vertebrae comprising:
providing an implantable system comprising:
a bone plate having a lower surface configured to contact bone, wherein the bone plate comprises:
a base portion comprising a plate including a body and an extended portion, the body and the extended portion each including at least one hole for receiving a screw, wherein a number of holes in the body is greater than a number of holes in the extended portion, wherein the plate extends a length such that the body is attachable to a first vertebra and the extended portion is attachable to a second vertebra;an opening in the base portion that extends from an upper surface of the bone plate to the lower surface of the bone plate; andan angled portion located on an opposite end of the base portion from the extended portion, wherein the angled portion is at an angle with respect to the base portion,a spacer; anda fastener;wherein the base portion and the angled portion are formed as a unitary body, wherein base portion and the angled portion are configured to be positioned to extend across a clivus, the first vertebra and the second vertebra wherein the spacer includes a through hole for receiving the fastener, positioning the spacer between a patient's C1 and C2 vertebrae; and fastening the fasten to affix the spacer to bone. |
