A bone plate and bone fastener system comprising: a) a metal plate comprising an elongated body including a first end and a second end, the body defining a plurality of apertures extending therethrough; and b) a plurality of fasteners, characterised in that at least one of the plurality of fasteners includes: an associated threaded cap for threaded engagement with the threaded aperture of the metal plate; an unthreaded head portion arranged to be received in the threaded cap; and a shaft portion, including: an unthreaded neck section; a threaded mid-section located distal to the unthreaded neck section a threaded front section, located distal to the threaded mid-section, and configured to engage the far cortical wall of a bone such that a first axis of the threaded front section is offset by 15° or less from a second axis of the at least one aperture that the at least one fastener extends through to provide compression at a fracture site, and wherein the threaded mid-section has a first thread profile different from a second thread profile of the threaded front section. a) a metal plate comprising an elongated body including a first end and a second end, the body defining a plurality of apertures extending therethrough; and b) a plurality of fasteners, characterised in that at least one of the plurality of fasteners includes: an associated threaded cap for threaded engagement with the threaded aperture of the metal plate; an unthreaded head portion arranged to be received in the threaded cap; and a shaft portion, including: an unthreaded neck section; a threaded mid-section located distal to the unthreaded neck section a threaded front section, located distal to the threaded mid-section, and configured to engage the far cortical wall of a bone such that a first axis of the threaded front section is offset by 15° or less from a second axis of the at least one aperture that the at least one fastener extends through to provide compression at a fracture site, and wherein the threaded mid-section has a first thread profile different from a second thread profile of the threaded front section. an associated threaded cap for threaded engagement with the threaded aperture of the metal plate; an unthreaded head portion arranged to be received in the threaded cap; and a shaft portion, including: an unthreaded neck section; a threaded mid-section located distal to the unthreaded neck section a threaded front section, located distal to the threaded mid-section, and configured to engage the far cortical wall of a bone such that a first axis of the threaded front section is offset by 15° or less from a second axis of the at least one aperture that the at least one fastener extends through to provide compression at a fracture site, an unthreaded neck section; a threaded mid-section located distal to the unthreaded neck section a threaded front section, located distal to the threaded mid-section, and configured to engage the far cortical wall of a bone such that a first axis of the threaded front section is offset by 15° or less from a second axis of the at least one aperture that the at least one fastener extends through to provide compression at a fracture site, and wherein the threaded mid-section has a first thread profile different from a second thread profile of the threaded front section.