A plate assembly, comprising: a bone plate comprising a body having a proximal region, a shaft or diaphyseal region extending from the proximal region along a longitudinal axis, said bone plate being provided with a first surface and a second bone-contacting surface; a plurality of apertures (55a,55b) passing through the plate, each of the plurality of apertures (55a, 55b) to accommodate a fixation device (60a, 60b); and a plurality of chamfered suture eyelets (99a, 99b) passing through the plate and located on a distal edge of a periphery of the shaft and around a perimeter of the diaphyseal region of the body, each of the plurality of chamfered suture eyelets (99a, 99b) to accommodate a suture strand attached to soft tissue; a plurality of fixation devices (60a, 60b) for securing the bone plate to bone; and a plurality of suture strands extending through the plurality of chamfered suture eyelets (99a, 99b) for attaching soft tissue to the body of the bone plate and to bone, characterized in that: the plurality of chamfered suture eyelets (99a, 99b) are located within a margin area having a width of 2 to 4mm, the margin area being in contact with the perimeter of the diaphyseal region of the body, the margin area extending away from a lateral margin or edge of the diaphyseal region of the body, each chamfered suture eyelet (99a, 99b) is recessed with respect to the second bone contacting surface. a bone plate comprising a body having a proximal region, a shaft or diaphyseal region extending from the proximal region along a longitudinal axis, said bone plate being provided with a first surface and a second bone-contacting surface; a plurality of apertures (55a,55b) passing through the plate, each of the plurality of apertures (55a, 55b) to accommodate a fixation device (60a, 60b); and a plurality of chamfered suture eyelets (99a, 99b) passing through the plate and located on a distal edge of a periphery of the shaft and around a perimeter of the diaphyseal region of the body, each of the plurality of chamfered suture eyelets (99a, 99b) to accommodate a suture strand attached to soft tissue; a plurality of fixation devices (60a, 60b) for securing the bone plate to bone; and a plurality of suture strands extending through the plurality of chamfered suture eyelets (99a, 99b) for attaching soft tissue to the body of the bone plate and to bone, characterized in that: the plurality of chamfered suture eyelets (99a, 99b) are located within a margin area having a width of 2 to 4mm, the margin area being in contact with the perimeter of the diaphyseal region of the body, the margin area extending away from a lateral margin or edge of the diaphyseal region of the body, each chamfered suture eyelet (99a, 99b) is recessed with respect to the second bone contacting surface. the plurality of chamfered suture eyelets (99a, 99b) are located within a margin area having a width of 2 to 4mm, the margin area being in contact with the perimeter of the diaphyseal region of the body, the margin area extending away from a lateral margin or edge of the diaphyseal region of the body, each chamfered suture eyelet (99a, 99b) is recessed with respect to the second bone contacting surface.