Clinical biomechanics
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Clinical biomechanics · May 2015
Working length of locking plates determines interfragmentary movement in distal femur fractures under physiological loading.
This study aimed to investigate the influence of the screw location and plate working length of a locking plate construct at the distal femur on interfragmentary movement under physiological loading. ⋯ The current finite element analysis demonstrates that plate working length significantly influences interfragmentary movements, thereby affecting the biomechanical consequences of fracture healing.