#$%^&*AU2016277690A120170119.pdf#####ABSTRACT fusion plate (10) for compressing bone material at an interface between a first bone part )29A) and a second bone part (929B) comprises (i) a first end (12) having a first thickness 464)； (ii) a thickened region (250) that is spaced apart from the first end (12), the thickened agion (250) having a second thickness (466) that is greater than the first thickness (464)； and ii) a compression aperture (22) that extends through the thickened region (250) at a ompression angle (224) relative to a planar axis (246) and directed at an angle relative to the )ngitudinal axis. The compression angle (224) can be between approximately thirty and fiftyve degrees relative to the planar axis (246). The first end (12) includes a top surface (26), and le thickened region (250) extends farther away from the bone parts (929A, 929B) than the top urface (26) when the fusion plate (10) is implanted substantially adjacent to the bone parts 929A, 929B).
