Disclosed is a bone compression plate system comprising a substantially elongated first plate having a bone attachment portion and a anchoring portion, the bone attachment portion comprising one or more holes adapted to receive screws for attachment to a bone, the anchoring portion comprising a compression anchor; a substantially elongated second plate having a bone attachment portion and a anchoring portion, the bone attachment portion comprising one or more holes adapted to receive screws for attachment to a bone, the anchoring portion comprising a compression anchor; and a compression screw comprising a male component and a female component, each of the male and female components comprising a head, a shaft, and a tip, the tip of the male component adapted for threaded engagement with the tip of the female component, the head of the male component adapted to engage into, and be retained by the compression anchor in the first plate, and the head of the component adapted to engage into, and be retained by the compression anchor in the second plate.