TPLO PLATE WITH SUTURE HOLES FOR ROTATIONAL STABILITY

摘要

A TPLO plate configured to accommodate flexible strands (flexible loops) attached to tissue to be attached to bone. The TPLO plate has one or more suture eyelets, to allow the user (surgeon) to pass a flexible strand through the eyelets and attach/reattach the tissue to the plate at the anatomical location, and to improve the rotational stability of the joint or bone. The eyelets may have various shapes, forms and configurations and may be provided on or within a surface of the TPLO bone plate in any number, depending on the characteristics of the fractured bone or bone segments, or of the plate design. The eyelets preferably receive one or more flexible strands.

主权项

1. A tibial plateau leveling osteotomy plate, comprising:
a body having a proximal region, a distal region, and a longitudinal axis; a first plurality of apertures passing through the plate, each of the first plurality of apertures being designed to accommodate a fixation device; and a second plurality of apertures passing through the plate, each of the second plurality of apertures being designed to accommodate a flexible strand attached to tissue.