A plate configured to be coupled to a spacer (20-220) to form an intervertebral implant, the plate comprising: a trailing surface defining a first opening of a first bone fixation hole and a second opening of a second bone fixation hole , the first opening spaced from the second opening in a first direction, the first bone fixation hole configured to receive a first bone fixation element such that the first bone fixation element secures the plate to a first vertebral body, the second bone fixation hole configured to receive a second bone fixation element such that the second bone fixation element secures the plate to a second vertebral body; wherein the first bone fixation hole is angled so that the first bone fixation element engages the superior vertebral body (V) while the second bone fixation hole is angled so that the second bone fixation element engages the inferior vertebral body (V), a leading surface spaced from the trailing surface in a second direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction, the leading surface configured to face the spacer (20-220) when the plate is coupled to the spacer (20-220); a top surface configured to face the first vertebra when the plate is implanted; a bottom surface configured to face the second vertebral body when the plate is implanted, the top surface spaced from the bottom surface in a third direction that is substantially perpendicular to both the first direction and the second direction, and the first bone fixation hole and the second bone fixation hole positioned between the top surface and the bottom surface with respect to the third direction; and first and second stops , wherein the first stop protrudes superiorly from the top surface of the plate portion for contacting a superior vertebral body (V) and the second stop protrudes inferiorly from the bottom surface of the plate portion for contacting an inferior vertebral body (V), wherein the first and second stops are devoid of bone fixation holes configured to receive a bone fixation element. a trailing surface defining a first opening of a first bone fixation hole and a second opening of a second bone fixation hole , the first opening spaced from the second opening in a first direction, the first bone fixation hole configured to receive a first bone fixation element such that the first bone fixation element secures the plate to a first vertebral body, the second bone fixation hole configured to receive a second bone fixation element such that the second bone fixation element secures the plate to a second vertebral body; wherein the first bone fixation hole is angled so that the first bone fixation element engages the superior vertebral body (V) while the second bone fixation hole is angled so that the second bone fixation element engages the inferior vertebral body (V), a leading surface spaced from the trailing surface in a second direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction, the leading surface configured to face the spacer (20-220) when the plate is coupled to the spacer (20-220); a top surface configured to face the first vertebra when the plate is implanted; a bottom surface configured to face the second vertebral body when the plate is implanted, the top surface spaced from the bottom surface in a third direction that is substantially perpendicular to both the first direction and the second direction, and the first bone fixation hole and the second bone fixation hole positioned between the top surface and the bottom surface with respect to the third direction; and first and second stops , wherein the first stop protrudes superiorly from the top surface of the plate portion for contacting a superior vertebral body (V) and the second stop protrudes inferiorly from the bottom surface of the plate portion for contacting an inferior vertebral body (V), wherein the first and second stops are devoid of bone fixation holes configured to receive a bone fixation element. <EOS>