title: CORR Insights: Locking buttons increase fatigue life of locking plates in a segmental bone defect model.
abstract: This CORR Insights™ is a commentary on the article "Locking Buttons Increase Fatigue Life of Locking Plates in a Segmental Bone Defect Model" by Tompkins et al. available at DOI                    10.1007/s11999-012-2664-1                                    .
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospitals/Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Erik
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Schnaser
authors.forename: Heather
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Vallier
mesh_terms: D001860:Bone Plates; D001863:Bone Screws; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D005269:Femur / Q000601:surgery*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*