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1. A method for surgically applying a bone plate to a fractured bone comprising:
providing the bone plate with a first domain, a second domain, and a transition zone between the first domain and the second domain, the transition zone spacing the first and second domains apart from one another, the first domain extending in a first direction from the transition zone, and a portion of the first domain adjacent the transition zone being disposed in a first plane, the second domain extending in a second direction from the transition zone, and a portion of the second domain adjacent the transition zone being disposed in a second plane, the first and second planes being generally transverse to one another; deforming or bending one of the first and second domains to accommodate the shape of the fractured bone; using a first surgical approach for reducing and repairing the fractured bone to apply the first domain to a first portion of the fractured bone; using a second surgical approach for reducing and repairing the fractured bone to apply the second domain to a second portion of the fractured bone; securing the first domain to the first portion of the fractured bone using a first fastener inserted into a fastener receiving hole formed in the first domain, and into the first portion of the fractured bone; and securing the second domain to the second portion of the fractured bone using a second fastener inserted into a fastener receiving hole formed in the second domain, and into the second portion of the fractured bone. |