3.5 mm Locking Wrist Fusion Plates

Specifications - 3.5 mm Locking Wrist Fusion Plates

  • Plates available holes are 8 holes (Standard Bend), 8 holes (Short Bend) and 8 holes (Straight Bend).
  • Plate has combi holes and round holes. Combi holes allow fixation with locking screws in the threaded section and cortex screws in the dynamic compression unit section for compression.
  • 2.7/3.5 mm Locking Wrist Fusion Plate features Combi holes that accept 2.7 mm locking Screws and 2.7 mm Cortical screws distally and 3.5 mm locking Screws and 3.5 mm Cortical Screws proximally.
  • Plate has combi holes and round holes. Combi holes allow fixation with locking screws in the threaded section and cortex screws in the dynamic compression unit section for compression.
  • 2.7/3.5 mm Locking Wrist Fusion Plates allow implant placement to address the individual fracture pattern.
  • 3.5 mm Locking Wrist Fusion Plates allow implant placement to address the individual fracture pattern.
  • Limited-contact surface reduces bone-to-plate contact and helps to preserve the periosteal blood supply.
  • Standard Bend, Short Bend, and Straight Plate options anatomically designed to fit a variety of patient anatomy and defects.
  • Standard bend plates for average-sized individuals. The standard bend plate is used for medium to large wrist fixation.
  • Short bend plates for small-stature individuals or patients with previous proximal row carpectomy
  • Straight plate for patients with unusual anatomy or a severely deformed wrist joint. The straight plate is used for wrist fixation when the standard and short bend plates do not fit the anatomy. This plate can be contoured to the anatomy of the patient’s wrist.
  • Choice of different lengths of plate eliminates the need to cut plates.
  • Available in both Titanium and Stainless steel.
  • Locking plate increases construct stability, decreases risk of screw back-out and subsequent loss of reduction. It also reduces the need for precise anatomic plate contouring and minimizes the risk of stripped screw holes.
  • Polished surface and rounded edges minimize potential for tendon adhesion.
  • Low plate and screw profile minimizes potential for tendon and soft tissue irritation.
  • Smaller plates and screws address fracture fragments individually, with less overall implant bulk locking plate increases construct stability, decreases risk of screw back-out and subsequent loss of reduction.
  • A complete Instruments Set is available for 3.5 mm Locking Wrist Fusion Plates. General Instruments are available for this plate such as Plate Bending Press, Plate Holding Forceps, Plate Bending Pliers, Bone Holding Forceps, Bone Elevators, Bone Cutter, Bone Nibbler, Depth Gauge, Sleeve, Screw Driver, Trocar Sleeve etc.

Uses of 3.5 mm Locking Wrist Fusion Plates

2.7/3.5 mm Locking Wrist Fusion Plates are indicated for wrist arthrodesis and fractures of other small bones. Specific indications include:

  • Posttraumatic arthritis of the joints of the wrist
  • Rheumatoid wrist deformities requiring restoration
  • Complex carpal instability
  • Postseptic arthritis of the wrist
  • Severe unremitting wrist pain related to motion
  • Brachial plexus nerve palsies
  • Tumor resection
  • Spastic deformities

Benefits of 3.5 mm Locking Wrist Fusion Plates

  • 3.5 mm Locking Wrist Fusion Plates does not have to precisely contact the underlying bone in all areas. When screws are tightened, they “lock” to the threaded screw holes of the plate, stabilizing the segments without pulling the bone to the plate. Locking screws make it impossible for screw insertion to alter the reduction. Nonlocking plate/screw systems require a precise adaptation of the plate to the underlying bone. Without this close contact, tightening of the screws will pull the bone segments toward the plate, resulting in loss of reduction and possibly the occlusal relationship.
  • Locking plate/screw systems do not disrupt the underlying cortical bone perfusion as much as conventional plates, which compress the plate to the cortical bone.
  • Screws are unlikely to loosen from the plate. Similarly, if a bone graft is screwed to the plate, a locking head screw will not loosen during the phase of graft incorporation and healing. The possible advantage to this property of a locking plate/screw system is decreased risk of inflammatory complications due to hardware loosening.
  • Locking plate/screw systems have been shown to provide more stable fixation than conventional nonlocking plate/screw systems.