Medial Distal Humerus Plate (Traditional)

In the dual-plating concept for intercondylar distal humerus fractures, the medial plate carries a particular burden: it fixes the column that supports the trochlea, the half of the joint around which the forearm actually hinges. Its screws work in the bone of the medial epicondyle and the medial ridge, and the plate must follow that anatomy closely to sit without prominence.

Traditional plates keep their place in elbow trauma for good reasons. They contour easily at the table, they compress the fracture as the screws seat, and in good bone they give the surgeon tactile control that fixed-angle systems deliberately remove. Whether a case calls for a traditional or a locking medial plate, and how the medial plate pairs with the lateral construct, is the operating surgeon's call.

The plate is contoured to the medial ridge with its distal end wrapping toward the epicondyle, then fixed with cortical screws that draw plate and bone together. The traditional hole design lets the surgeon choose screw direction and apply compression across the fracture where the pattern allows.

The twenty-one-number range is stocked in the BoneCraft warehouse across both material families and both sides, shipped in sealed manufacturer packaging with lot references on the accompanying paperwork.