Dorsolateral Distal Humerus Plate (Traditional)

Placing a plate on the back of the lateral column changes what the construct can do. Screws from a dorsolateral plate run forward into the capitellum — a different corridor from the lateral plate's sideways trajectory — and the plate buttresses the condyle against the posterior displacement that many fracture patterns want to produce.

This is the logic behind perpendicular plating: one plate on the medial ridge, one on the posterolateral aspect, with the two constructs crossing at right angles for stiffness that parallel arrangements do not reach. Traditional dorsolateral plates keep the technique flexible — they contour to the column at the table and compress as they are fixed. Plane selection and construct design remain decisions for the operating surgeon.

The plate is laid on the posterior surface of the lateral column with its distal end reaching the back of the capitellum. Distal screws run forward into the condylar bone, shaft screws anchor the plate proximally, and the traditional hole design permits compression across the fracture where the pattern allows.

The twenty-one catalog numbers across the four code families are all held in BoneCraft warehouse stock and go out in original manufacturer packaging, with lot references recorded on the delivery documents.