Elbow fracture fixation system

摘要

A bone plate for the internal fixation of a posterolateral surface of a distal humerus bone, comprises a rigid body portion having a distal end, a proximal end, a top surface, a bottom surface, a longitudinal direction, and a longitudinal axis along the longitudinal direction, and a plurality of holes extending between the top and bottom surfaces, each of the holes for receiving a fastener for attachment of the bone plate to the bone. First and second arms extend from the distal end on opposing sides of the longitudinal axis, thereby forming a Y-shape, the first arm having a first ring element having a threaded hole, the first ring element attached to the distal end of the body portion by a first deformable bridge element, and the second arm having a second ring element having a threaded hole, the second ring element attached to the distal end of the body portion by a second deformable bridge element. A third arm extends transversely away from longitudinal axis such that the third arm can wrap partially around a lateral side of the distal humerus, the third arm having a third ring element having a threaded hole, the third ring element extending from a third deformable bridge element.