A plate (102) sized to accommodate the anatomy of the volar side of a distal radius bone. The plate comprises an elongate body (116) including a plurality of countersunk screw holes for the extension of bone screws therethrough, and a head (118) angled upward relative to the body having a lower surface which is intended to contact the bone, a second surface opposite the first surface, a radial side and an ulnar side. The head extends most distally on the ulnar side to buttress the volar lip of the lunate fossa of the radius bone.
