A stabilization system (200, 300) for stabilizing a bone, the system comprising: a bone plate (110, 210, 310, 410), the bone plate (110, 210, 310, 410) comprising an elongated portion (240, 340) extending along a longitudinal axis, an enlarged head portion extending along a second axis from a first end portion to a second end portion of the enlarged head portion, and a transition region connecting the elongated portion (240, 340) to the enlarged head portion, the transition region being connected to the first end portion of the enlarged head portion, the second end portion of the enlarged head portion being a free end, wherein the transition region is curved and connects to the first end portion of the enlarged head portion, wherein at least a portion of the elongated portion (240, 340) is curved, the bone plate comprising a plurality of through holes extending through the enlarged head portion, the transition region, and the elongated portion (240, 340); a plurality of fasteners, wherein a fastener of the plurality of fasteners is configured to extend through a corresponding through hole of the plurality of through holes in the bone plate (110, 210, 310, 410) and configured to secure the bone plate (110, 210, 310, 410) to the bone, wherein the elongated portion (240, 340) includes a slot for receiving a sliding fastener for provisional alignment of the bone plate, wherein the longitudinal axis and the second axis are generally perpendicular to one another, and characterized in that the slot is an elongated slot that is elongated along the longitudinal axis of the elongated portion or elongated along the second axis of the elongated portion, the bone plate (110, 210, 310, 410) includes etch lines adjacent to the slot for accurate adjustment of the plate (110, 210, 310, 410) when being positioned on the bone and wherein the elongated slot allows for proximal-distal and medial-lateral adjustment of the plate. a bone plate (110, 210, 310, 410), the bone plate (110, 210, 310, 410) comprising an elongated portion (240, 340) extending along a longitudinal axis, an enlarged head portion extending along a second axis from a first end portion to a second end portion of the enlarged head portion, and a transition region connecting the elongated portion (240, 340) to the enlarged head portion, the transition region being connected to the first end portion of the enlarged head portion, the second end portion of the enlarged head portion being a free end, wherein the transition region is curved and connects to the first end portion of the enlarged head portion, wherein at least a portion of the elongated portion (240, 340) is curved, the bone plate comprising a plurality of through holes extending through the enlarged head portion, the transition region, and the elongated portion (240, 340); a plurality of fasteners, wherein a fastener of the plurality of fasteners is configured to extend through a corresponding through hole of the plurality of through holes in the bone plate (110, 210, 310, 410) and configured to secure the bone plate (110, 210, 310, 410) to the bone, wherein the elongated portion (240, 340) includes a slot for receiving a sliding fastener for provisional alignment of the bone plate, wherein the longitudinal axis and the second axis are generally perpendicular to one another, and characterized in that the slot is an elongated slot that is elongated along the longitudinal axis of the elongated portion or elongated along the second axis of the elongated portion, the bone plate (110, 210, 310, 410) includes etch lines adjacent to the slot for accurate adjustment of the plate (110, 210, 310, 410) when being positioned on the bone and wherein the elongated slot allows for proximal-distal and medial-lateral adjustment of the plate.