[Theoretical studies on stress protection in fractures treated by osteosynthesis].
Using a simple model geometry the effect of stress protection in a bone caused by combination with a metal plate is studied. It is found that no global stress protection exists in any case. The stresses in the bone can be higher than in the homogeneous bone without any reinforcement. Therefore, a consideration of any special type of implantation should be done.
D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D001860:Bone Plates; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D014945:Wound Healing
Theoretische Untersuchungen zum Verständnis der "Stressprotektion" bei osteosynthetisch versorgten Frakturen.