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Orthopaedic Anatomical Plates

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Articular fracture fixation has been a complex issue faced by orthopaedic surgeons. Early designs for anatomic plates were crude and lacked finesse. With the advent of locking plates and anatomic studies of articular ends of long bones, anatomic plates came into being. In this chapter, we discuss the history and present usage of anatomic plates, along with newer designs of variable angle locking and bio-absorbable plates. These plates can be used in minimally invasive fashion, have a smaller profile and leave a smaller footprint compared to traditional articular plates. These ‘Anatomic’ plates match the native anatomy, and they do not require any intraoperative contouring, which saves valuable time during longer procedures.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedics, Tejasvini Hospital, Mangalore, Karnataka, India

    Mohamed Faheem Kotekar

  2. Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, Tejasvini Hospital, Mangalore, Karnataka, India

    Muthur Ajith Kumar

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  1. NH Narayana Superspeciality and Multispeciality Hospitals, Howrah, West Bengal, India

    Arindam Banerjee

  2. Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany

    Peter Biberthaler

  3. Sri Lakshmi Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry, India

    Saseendar Shanmugasundaram

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  1. Department of Orthopaedics, Tejasvini Hospital, Mangalore, India

    M. Ajith Kumar

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Kumar, M.A., Kotekar, M.F. (2023). Orthopaedic Anatomical Plates. In: Banerjee, A., Biberthaler, P., Shanmugasundaram, S. (eds) Handbook of Orthopaedic Trauma Implantology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-7540-0_15

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