Abstract: The cable-locking plate with screw allows for compression of bone fractures using a tensioned cable. The cable-locking plate with screw allows the use of a cable as a flexible bridging member, such as a cable, helps create compression while accommodating the unusual shape. The cable-locking plate with screw allows a surgeon to tension a cable through the plate, then grip the cable by tightening a screw associated with the plate. The compression is created is across the fracture, not around the bone, thus avoiding compression of nerve and blood vessels along the bone's surface. The cable is guided into an ideal position using cable channels, allowing the surgeon to concentrate on tension and screw compression. The plate and cable system are then left in the patient while the bone mends. The cable-locking plate with screw is either left permanently or removed during a later surgery.

Abstract: The cable-locking plate with screw allows for compression of bone fractures using a tensioned cable. The cable-locking plate with screw allows the use of a cable as a flexible bridging member, such as a cable, helps create compression while accommodating the unusual shape. The cable-locking plate with screw allows a surgeon to tension a cable through the plate, then grip the cable by tightening a screw associated with the plate. The compression is created is across the fracture, not around the bone, thus avoiding compression of nerve and blood vessels along the bone's surface. The cable is guided into an ideal position using cable channels, allowing the surgeon to concentrate on tension and screw compression. The plate and cable system are then left in the patient while the bone mends. The cable-locking plate with screw is either left permanently or removed during a later surgery.