Medartis Holding Ag

Daniel Ebi

Simon Martin Schätzle

Marc Ammann

Thomas Tribelhorn

Radek Kebrle

Daniel Kainz

Scott Graham Edwards

Julia Faschian

The invention relates to a plate () for temporarily bridging fragments of a fracture having a proximal portion (), a distal portion (), and an intermediate portion () disposed between the proximal portion () and the distal portion (). The proximal portion () has a proximal attachment zone () adapted to be applied and attached to a first tubular bone (). The distal portion () has a distal attachment zone () adapted to be applied and attached to a second tubular bone (). The intermediate portion () is adapted to bridge a joint () between the first tubular bone () and the second tubular bone () and thereby at least one further bone, in particular without attachment to the at least one further bone. The plate () has at least one curved region () between the proximal attachment zone () and the distal attachment zone (). Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for treating a complex joint fracture, in which in particular such a plate can be used.

Plate for temporarily bridging fragments of a fracture

A wrist arthrodesis plate () consisting of a distal region () and of a proximal region () which adjoins the distal region () in the direction of a longitudinal axis (A). The plate () is of such a shape and size that the distal region () of the plate can be fastened to the carpus () and a proximal region () of the plate can be fastened to the radius () by fastening devices, such as screws, which can be inserted into plate holes. A distal end region (), which comprises a farthest distal location () of the plate (), is of a shape and size that the distal end region () can be placed with the farthest distal location () exactly, and only, on a carpal bone from the group comprising trapezium (), trapezoid (), capitate () and hamate (), without covering any part of the laterally adjacent bones.

Wrist arthrodesis plate and method using a wrist arthrodesis plate

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