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In one embodiment, the bone plate 108 may include a single niche 130 for each rotatable structure 112. The niche 130 may be formed in a straight section of the rim 304 around the recess 120. The niche 130 may serve as part of a detent mechanism that secures two ears 132. For example, in one embodiment, a detent mechanism includes a niche 130 and two ears 132. A first ear 132a that fits within the niche 130 when the rotatable structure 112 is in the locked orientation and a second ear 132b and that seats within the same niche 130 when the rotatable structure 112 is in the unlocked orientation. (See FIG. 1) The second ear 132b and the first ear 132a may be sized to be received in the niche 130. The bone plate 108 may include one or more openings 506.

Added by DJM 5 2021