摘要 |
A bone plate and tool assembly serves to facilitate realignment of a fractured bone itself, realignment of the fractured bone with respect to a bone or bones adjacent thereto, and placement of the bone plate. The bone plate and tool assembly includes a bone plate and a tool removably attached to one another. The tool includes a handle portion and an extension portion. The bone plate and the handle portion can cooperate as a handle to manipulate the extension portion. Manipulation of the extension portion can serve in realigning the fractured bone itself, and in realigning the fractured bone with respect to the bone or bones adjacent thereto. Once positioned relative to the fractured bone, the bone plate can be securely attached thereto to maintain alignment of the fractured bone.
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