Plates & Screws

Question 1

What purpose does the scallop at the area of the plate that contacts the bone in a LC-DCP serve?

Answer 1

Preserves periosteal blood supply!

Question 2

What type of plate would we use in areas that require complex plate contouring (mandible)?

Answer 2

Reconstruction!
good for mandible, pelvis— bones that have a lot of contour where a DCP won’t suffice…