A bone plate for a volar side of a distal end of a radius bone for use with a 1.6 mm K-wire, the distal radius bone having a diaphysis and a metaphysis, and the metaphysis having a volar rim, comprising: a) a bone contacting lower surface; b) an opposite upper surface; c) a shaft including a plurality of fastener holes (20, 22, 24) to secure said shaft relative to the radius bone; and d) a head extending at a transverse orientation relative to said shaft, said head angled upwards relative to said shaft when said lower surface of said shaft is positioned substantially horizontal and face down, said head including a plurality of threaded holes, each defining a thread axis along which a fastener inserted into the threaded holes is retained along said thread axis, said head including a radial side and an ulnar side, said radial side tapering to a distal edge and being free from any tab, said ulnar side provided with first and second spaced apart tabs (44, 46) extending distally beyond said radial side distal edge, each said tab (44, 46) provided with a K-wire hole (56, 58) with cylindrical sidewalls capable of closely receiving the 1.6 mm K-wire and retaining the K-wire in a fixed angle, the upper surface of each said tab (44, 46) having a smooth contour with a tapered distal edge, a recess (50, 52) of each respective tab (44, 46) being provided to the lower surface of said bone plate and extending along an entire junction between each said tab (44, 46) and a remainder of said head in alignment with said radial side distal edge to reduce a cross-sectional area moment of inertia thereat such that when the K-wire is inserted into said K-wire hole (56, 58) and a bending load is applied to the K-wire, said plate is bent at said reduced cross-sectional area to re-orient each said tab (44, 46) about an axis in alignment with said radial side distal edge. a) a bone contacting lower surface; b) an opposite upper surface; c) a shaft including a plurality of fastener holes (20, 22, 24) to secure said shaft relative to the radius bone; and d) a head extending at a transverse orientation relative to said shaft, said head angled upwards relative to said shaft when said lower surface of said shaft is positioned substantially horizontal and face down, said head including a plurality of threaded holes, each defining a thread axis along which a fastener inserted into the threaded holes is retained along said thread axis, said head including a radial side and an ulnar side, said radial side tapering to a distal edge and being free from any tab, said ulnar side provided with first and second spaced apart tabs (44, 46) extending distally beyond said radial side distal edge, each said tab (44, 46) provided with a K-wire hole (56, 58) with cylindrical sidewalls capable of closely receiving the 1.6 mm K-wire and retaining the K-wire in a fixed angle, the upper surface of each said tab (44, 46) having a smooth contour with a tapered distal edge, a recess (50, 52) of each respective tab (44, 46) being provided to the lower surface of said bone plate and extending along an entire junction between each said tab (44, 46) and a remainder of said head in alignment with said radial side distal edge to reduce a cross-sectional area moment of inertia thereat such that when the K-wire is inserted into said K-wire hole (56, 58) and a bending load is applied to the K-wire, said plate is bent at said reduced cross-sectional area to re-orient each said tab (44, 46) about an axis in alignment with said radial side distal edge.