Technique
(shown for proximal humerus and distal tibia)
1. Reduce the fracture
Reduce the fracture to restore anatomic
alignment and rotation. Confirm reduction
under image intensification.
2. Insert the guide wire
Place the 90° Cannulated LC-Angle Blade
Plate Drill Guide [332.401] on the bone at
the intended position of the blade plate as
determined during preoperative planning.
Insert a 2.0 mm Threaded Guide Wire,
230 mm long [292.65], through the 2.0 mm
hole (middle hole) in the drill guide. This
orients the blade at 90° to the shaft of the
bone*. The tip of the guide wire should
engage the subchondral bone. Confirm
placement under image intensification.
The Drill Guide for 90° Cannulated LC-Angle Blade Plate adapts
to the metaphyseal anatomy to ensure insertion of the blade perpendicular
to the shaft of the bone.