A method and device are for attaching a bone plate to a bone includes the steps of placing a first surface of a wire insertion device against the bone, inserting a reference wire through an opening of the wire insertion device extending therethrough from the first surface of the wire insertion device to a second surface of the wire insertion device, removing the wire insertion device from the reference wire and positioning a bone plate on the bone by moving the bone plate in a transverse direction relative to a longitudinal axis of the reference wire so that the reference wire is received within a slot of the bone plate, the bone plate including a first surface facing toward the bone and a second surface opposing the first surface, the slot open to a lateral side surface connecting edges of the first and second surfaces.本發明揭示一種用於附接骨板至骨之方法及裝置，包括下列步驟：將導線插入裝置之第一表面抵靠該骨放置；穿過該導線插入裝置之開口插入參考導線，該開口自該導線插入裝置之該第一表面延伸穿過該導線插入裝置至該導線插入裝置之第二表面；自該參考導線移除該導線插入裝置；及藉由相對於該參考導線之縱向軸線以橫向方向移動骨板，來將骨板定位在該骨上，使得該參考導線被接收在該骨板之槽中，該骨板包括面朝向該骨之第一表面及對置於該第一表面之第二表面，該槽開口至連接該第一表面及該第二表面之緣邊的側向側表面。
