Handchirurgie, Mikrochirurgie, plastische Chirurgie : Organ der Deutschsprachigen Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Handchirurgie : Organ der Deutschsprachigen Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Mikrochirurgie der Peripheren Nerven und Gefässe : Organ der Vereinigung der Deutschen Plastischen Chirurgen
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Handchir Mikrochir Plast Chir · Feb 2015
[Biomechanical testing of a new total wrist arthrodesis plate].
The aim of this study was to evaluate the biomechanical properties of the APTUS wrist fusion plate in comparison to those of the AO wrist fusion plate. ⋯ In comparison to the AO wrist fusion plate the APTUS wrist fusion plate has significantly higher fatigue resistance and tear-out strength. On the basis of 100,000 load cycles until bone healing in the case a wrist arthrodesis, use of the APTUS plate should enable bone healing to occur before the implant fails.