A bone plate (100, 200, 300, 400, 700), comprising: at least one protuberance (110, 120, 210, 220, 310, 320, 410, 420, 710, 720) at a first end (102, 202, 302, 402, 702); a first projection (140, 240, 340, 440, 740) extending a distance from the at least one protuberance (110, 120, 210, 220, 310, 320, 410, 420, 710, 720) to a second end (104, 204, 304, 404, 704); a second projection (150, 250, 350, 450, 750) extending a distance from the at least one protuberance (110, 120, 210, 220, 310, 320, 410, 420, 710, 720) to the second end (104, 204, 304, 404, 704) and adjacent to the first projection (140, 240, 340, 440, 740); and a coupling segment (130, 230, 330, 430, 730) positioned between the first projection (140, 240, 340, 440, 740) and second projection (150, 250, 350, 450, 750), wherein the first projection (140, 240, 340, 440, 740) and the second projection (150, 250, 350, 450, 750) are spaced apart from the coupling segment (130, 230, 330, 430, 730) forming a channel (162, 262, 462, 762), wherein the first projection (140, 240, 340, 440, 740) and the second projection (150, 250, 350, 450, 750) extend at least one of away from and toward one another at a first angle defining the channel (162, 262, 462, 762) therebetween, wherein each of the first projection (140, 240, 340, 440, 740) and the second projection (150, 250, 350, 450, 750) have a base portion (142, 152, 242, 342, 352, 442, 452, 742, 752) and a tapered portion (144, 154, 244, 344, 354, 444, 454, 744, 754) at the second end of the bone plate (100, 200, 300, 400, 700), and wherein the tapered portions are tapered from at least one of a top surface (106, 206, 306, 406, 706) and a bottom surface (108, 208, 308, 408, 708) through the thickness of the bone plate (100, 200, 300, 400, 700), wherein the coupling segment (130, 230, 330, 430, 730) further comprises: an opening (132, 232, 332, 432, 732) extending through the bone plate (100, 200, 300, 400, 700); and a hood portion (134, 234, 334, 434, 734) extending away from a top surface (106, 206, 306, 406, 706) of the bone plate (100, 200, 300, 400, 700) adjacent to the opening (132, 232, 332, 432, 732). at least one protuberance (110, 120, 210, 220, 310, 320, 410, 420, 710, 720) at a first end (102, 202, 302, 402, 702); a first projection (140, 240, 340, 440, 740) extending a distance from the at least one protuberance (110, 120, 210, 220, 310, 320, 410, 420, 710, 720) to a second end (104, 204, 304, 404, 704); a second projection (150, 250, 350, 450, 750) extending a distance from the at least one protuberance (110, 120, 210, 220, 310, 320, 410, 420, 710, 720) to the second end (104, 204, 304, 404, 704) and adjacent to the first projection (140, 240, 340, 440, 740); and a coupling segment (130, 230, 330, 430, 730) positioned between the first projection (140, 240, 340, 440, 740) and second projection (150, 250, 350, 450, 750), wherein the first projection (140, 240, 340, 440, 740) and the second projection (150, 250, 350, 450, 750) are spaced apart from the coupling segment (130, 230, 330, 430, 730) forming a channel (162, 262, 462, 762), wherein the first projection (140, 240, 340, 440, 740) and the second projection (150, 250, 350, 450, 750) extend at least one of away from and toward one another at a first angle defining the channel (162, 262, 462, 762) therebetween, wherein each of the first projection (140, 240, 340, 440, 740) and the second projection (150, 250, 350, 450, 750) have a base portion (142, 152, 242, 342, 352, 442, 452, 742, 752) and a tapered portion (144, 154, 244, 344, 354, 444, 454, 744, 754) at the second end of the bone plate (100, 200, 300, 400, 700), and wherein the tapered portions are tapered from at least one of a top surface (106, 206, 306, 406, 706) and a bottom surface (108, 208, 308, 408, 708) through the thickness of the bone plate (100, 200, 300, 400, 700), wherein the coupling segment (130, 230, 330, 430, 730) further comprises: an opening (132, 232, 332, 432, 732) extending through the bone plate (100, 200, 300, 400, 700); and a hood portion (134, 234, 334, 434, 734) extending away from a top surface (106, 206, 306, 406, 706) of the bone plate (100, 200, 300, 400, 700) adjacent to the opening (132, 232, 332, 432, 732). an opening (132, 232, 332, 432, 732) extending through the bone plate (100, 200, 300, 400, 700); and a hood portion (134, 234, 334, 434, 734) extending away from a top surface (106, 206, 306, 406, 706) of the bone plate (100, 200, 300, 400, 700) adjacent to the opening (132, 232, 332, 432, 732).