Oblique screws at the plate ends increase the fixation strength in synthetic bone test medium.
Stoffel
Karl
K
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Fremantle Hospital, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia. stoffel@cyllene.uwa.edu.au
Stachowiak
Gwidon
G
Forster
Thomas
T
Gächter
André
A
Kuster
Markus
M
D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D001860:Bone Plates; D001863:Bone Screws; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D018460:Fractures, Comminuted / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D014102:Torsion Abnormality