FIG. 1 is an environmental perspective view showing a design of one embodiment of the tibial protection plate installed on a surgically-prepared proximal end of a patient's tibia;

FIG. 2 is a front perspective view of the tibial protection plate of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view of the tibial protection plate of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevation view of the tibial protection plate of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 5 is a first side elevation view of the tibial protection plate of FIG. 1 , the second side elevation view of the tibial protection plate being a mirror image of the first side elevation view shown in FIG. 5 ;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the tibial protection plate of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of the tibial protection plate of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 8 is an environmental perspective view showing a design of another embodiment of the tibial protection plate installed on a surgically-prepared proximal end of a patient's tibia;

FIG. 9 is a front perspective view of the tibial protection plate of FIG. 8 ;

FIG. 10 is a front elevation view of the tibial protection plate of FIG. 8 ;

FIG. 11 is a rear elevation view of the tibial protection plate of FIG. 8 ;

FIG. 12 is a first side elevation view of the tibial protection plate of FIG. 8 , the second side elevation view of the tibial protection plate being a mirror image of the first side elevation view shown in FIG. 12 ;

FIG. 13 is a top plan view of the tibial protection plate of FIG. 8 ; and,

FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view of the tibial protection plate of FIG. 8 .

The features shown in broken lines depict environmental subject matter only and form no part of the claimed design.

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›1.independentThe ornamental design for a tibial protection plate, as shown and described.

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