Apparatus to facilitate reduction and fixation of a fracture by drawing
together the fracture by applying tension to a reduction wire are
disclosed. These apparatus include a bone plate for the fixation of a
fractured bone having a plurality of fastener openings so that the bone
plate may be secured by a plurality of fasteners across a reduced
fracture to fixate a reduced fracture. The bone plate is configured with
a channel that receives a reduction wire so that the reduction wire may
extend between the bone plate and a reduction wire mount such as a bone
screw. Methods of use of the present invention include fastening the bone
plate to a first side of the fracture, fastening a reduction wire mount
to a second side of the fracture, fastening a reduction wire to the
reduction wire mount, receiving the reduction wire in the channel,
applying tension to the reduction wire to draw the bone plate and the
reduction wire mount together thereby reducing the fracture, and fixating
the fracture by fastening the bone plate to the second side of the
fracture.