Anatomic Fibula Locking Plate, Titanium

At the lateral malleolus the implant lies directly under the skin, so plate bulk decides how often hardware is felt afterwards. Titanium alloy lets this plate stay thin where a stiffer, thicker implant would be prominent, while the anatomic preforming means the slim profile is not achieved at the cost of fit: the head already follows the fibular flare when it leaves the package.

The hole-count run is deliberately compact. Five lengths cover the working range of lateral malleolar fixation, from short plates for fractures at the syndesmosis to the ten-hole plate that bridges spiral fractures running up the shaft. Each length is made for the left and the right leg, and the operating surgeon picks the count that spans the fracture with adequate screw purchase on both sides.

At fixation the plate is laid on the lateral surface of the fibula, the head seating over the malleolus without bending. The distal locking screws build the fixed-angle frame in the small distal fragment first; shaft screws then complete the construct, with K-wire holes available to tack the plate while the reduction is checked. Because the screws thread into the plate, the construct does not depend on purchase in weak metaphyseal bone. Reduction, screw sequence and plate length are decided by the operating surgeon.

The contour, thread geometry and screw interface follow the original system design exactly, so the plate works with the matching locking screws and instruments described in the corresponding surgical technique. Both legs are stocked across all five hole counts, and a wholesale order can consolidate this titanium line with the stainless anatomic fibula locking plate of the same family.