The new generation of fracture plates made in non-metallic materials, providing a semi-rigid fixation for treating difficult types of fractures. The plates help restore bone length and alignment as simply as possible usually without requiring accurate restoration of fragments and compression or the use of lag screws. The fracture healing will normally occur via endosteal and periosteal callus.

Clinical Indications:

• Generally suitable for long bone fractures situated at the middle section of the diaphysis, provided the straight plates will lie satisfactorily on the bone surface
• Especially suitable for transverse fractures when the screws will not cross the fracture line
• Particularly useful in comminuted fractures where stability is often difficult to achieve with conventional metal plates and supplementary bone grafting is normally required
• In diaphysial fractures, where bone quality is poor, a race develops between healing and loosening of the implant. With 'Carboxy' plates, the formation of callus promotes early healing and minimises this danger

Contra - Indications:

Carboxy Plates should not be used as neutralisation plates in association with lag screws as the latter are likely to suppress external callus.

Carboxy Plate Advantages:

• Range of contours available particularly for complex lower limb fractures
• Carboxy Composite material
• Moderate stiffness to promote formation of callus leading to early weight bearing and healing, reducing the effect of stress protection
• Pre-contoured to comply with the surface of the underlying bone
• Radiolucent, the visualisation of fracture healing is greatly enhanced by the absence of screening by the implant

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