Finite element analysis of dual small plate fixation and single plate fixation for treatment of midshaft clavicle fractures.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Midshaft clavicle fractures are one of the most familiar fractures. And, dual small plate fixation has been reported as can minimize hardware-related complications. However, the biomechanical properties of the dual small plate fixation have not yet been thoroughly evaluated. Here, we report the results of a finite element analysis of the biomechanical properties of midshaft clavicle fractures treated with dual small plating and superior and anteroinferior single plate fixation.

Methods

A three-dimensional (3D) finite element model of the midshaft clavicle fractures was created, whose 4-mm transverse fracture gap, having an angle < 30 degree and devoid of overlapping triangles, was simulated between the fractured segments of the middle-shaft of the clavicle. The eq

SUBMITTER: Zhang F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7161212 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature