2.4/2.7MM LOCKING T PLATE 7 HOLES 55MM LONG [T2427755LOCK]

Locking plates have numerous advantages over more conventional implants. They are proportioned for use on distal radial fractures, but should be useful elsewhere too. All of the plates in our locking T-plates have been designed with an additional small hole between the two most proximal screw holes. This will permit the engagement of positional aides such as an A-wire or the tips of pointed reduction forceps.

Designed to use locking screws only, these implants do not have the stacked locking feature common on many of our larger locking implants. These are therefore unsuitable for use with standard cortical/cortical selftap screws. For fragments that are only big enough to accommodate two screws side by side, our locking plates will grab these small fragments very securely indeed.

Being a mere 1.3mm thick and with limited contact undercuts, these implants minimise some of the negative biological effects of plating on the surrounding soft tissues.

The limited contact undercuts also go further in that they reduce the stress riser effects at empty screw holes allowing for more consistent contouring and improved cycle life. The A-wire/reduction forceps hole is 1.2mm in diameter.

The size of the screw-head for 2.4mm and 2.7mm locking screws is the same allowing either 2.4mm locking screws or 2.7mm locking screws to be used in these plates. The additional reduction hole at the proximal end of the plate will accept an A-wire of 1.5mm diameter.

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