Anterior Distal Tibia Locking Plate, Titanium

Anterior plating of the distal tibia asks a lot of an implant: it must sit quietly under a thin layer of skin and tendon while its distal screws carry the anterior margin of the joint. Titanium alloy answers both demands. The plate can be made slim without giving up strength, and its surface is kind to the soft tissues that slide over it; after fixation, its imaging behaviour keeps follow-up scans of the ankle readable.

The version logic mirrors the stainless anterior plate in the same family. The narrow version suits a slender tibia and minimal hardware volume; the wide version adds screw positions for a larger bone. Both versions share the same distal-row geometry, so the mechanical principle is unchanged across the matrix, and version choice follows the measured bone size as decided by the operating surgeon.

In fixation, the plate is positioned on the anterior face of the distal tibia with the distal row seated above the joint line, and the locking screws are placed so they run parallel to the ankle just under the subchondral bone. The shaft is then fixed upwards along the anterior cortex. K-wire holes tack the plate in place while reduction and screw trajectory are confirmed. The reduction, the version and the final screw plan are the decision of the operating surgeon.

The plate reproduces the original system geometry exactly — distal-row angles, hole spacing and thread interfaces — so it works with the instruments and locking screws described in the corresponding surgical technique without adaptation. With all sixteen variants in stock, a wholesale order can cover the complete matrix in a single shipment.