Patent ID: 7867261

Claim:
A bone plate for use with a least one cortical bone screw, comprising: an elongate bone plate having a longitudinal center, opposite first and second ends, and opposing lateral sides, said plate including a screw hole located between said center and said first end, and a torsional modification feature (TMF) located between said center and said screw hole, said TMF decreasing the torsional rigidity of the plate relative to two portions of the plate adjacent said TMF on longitudinally opposite sides of the TMF, said TMF comprising a first projection and a second projection, each of said projections contiguous with one of said two portions and lateral sides of said plate and an opening therebetween, said first projection including a first thread portion and said second projection including a second thread portion extending into the opening, said first and second thread portions forming discontinuous wall portions of a full thread; and means for coupling a cortical bone screw to said plate in a fixed axial orientation.