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Home > Midfoot and Talar Neck Plates — Fusion and Fixation Titanium
This line gathers the general-purpose members of the foot plating system: midfoot fusion plates for arthrodesis across the tarsometatarsal and intertarsal joints, a talar neck plate shaped for the fragile corridor between the talar head and body, and universal straight fusion plates in two thicknesses for the small joints of the midfoot and hindfoot. The midfoot plates come in small and large sizes to match foot dimensions, and the universal plates in standard and heavy gauges for different loading. All plates are titanium alloy, low in profile and contoured or flat as their task demands. BoneCraft stocks the complete line, supplied as an independent distributor of genuine Zimmer Biomet products.
Fusion plating in the foot pursues a single goal: rigid, compressed apposition of two joint surfaces until they unite. A plate across a tarsometatarsal or intertarsal joint holds the prepared surfaces together and resists the bending that walking applies to the midfoot, while compression screws pull the joint tight. The same principle serves the small joints of the hindfoot, and the universal straight plates cover the joints for which no dedicated contour exists.
The talar neck plate answers a different problem. The talar neck carries blood supply into the talar body and sits under thin skin on the dorsum of the foot, so fixation there asks for a small, precisely shaped implant that holds the fracture without crowding the corridor. Within this line the operating surgeon therefore finds both the arthrodesis workhorses and the specialist plate for the talus.
In arthrodesis the joint surfaces are prepared, compressed and then bridged with the plate, which is fixed with the screws of the matching foot system; in talar neck fixation the plate is seated on the dorsal neck once length and alignment are restored. K-wire holes and provisional K-wires hold position while alignment is checked under the image intensifier. The joints to be fused, the reduction and the implant choice are determined by the operating surgeon.
| Plate type | Application | Options |
|---|---|---|
| Midfoot fusion plate | Arthrodesis of tarsometatarsal and intertarsal joints | Small / Large |
| Talar neck plate | Fixation of talar neck fractures | Standard |
| Universal straight fusion plate | Small-joint arthrodesis of midfoot and hindfoot | Two thicknesses |
| Attribute | Specification |
|---|---|
| System | Foot plating system (midfoot and hindfoot range) |
| Material | Titanium alloy, implant grade |
| Midfoot plate sizes | Small and large, matched to foot dimensions |
| Universal plate gauges | Standard and heavy, for different joint loading |
| Profile | Low-profile designs for the dorsal and medial foot |
| Screw compatibility | Screws of the matching foot plating system |
| Origin | Genuine original implant; original manufacturer documentation available |
The plates reproduce the original system contours and hole geometries exactly, so they accept the screws and instruments described in the corresponding surgical technique without adaptation. BoneCraft stocks the complete line, and wholesale orders can consolidate these plates with the calcaneal plates and the column fusion plates of the same foot system in one shipment.
