Amazon Lcp

Treating unstable ankle fractures successfully requires anatomical reduction and stabilization of the distal fibula. This involves restoring accurate length, alignment, and rotation. Often this may be complicated by comminution, osteoporotic bone, and associated syndesmotic instability. Laterally placed fibula plates do not allow for buttressing of the common posterior or posterolateral fracture spike of the distal fragment, and positioning of the plate is directly subcutaneous to the incision often through thin and compromised skin. Using standard small fragment implants provides limited options for distal fixation. Fixation with the AMAZONTM LCP Posterolateral Distal Fibula Plate 2.7/3.5 mm provides the same benefits of traditional plate fixation methods, with a few import improvements. Locking screws provide the ability to create a fixed-angle construct while using standard plating techniques. The ability to place locking screws is especially important in osteopenic bone, short bone fragment, and multi-fragment fractures, where screw purchases is compromised. These screws do not rely on plate-to-bone compression to resist patient load, but function similarly to multiples, small, angled blade plates.