Biomechanical investigation of the type and configuration of screws used in high tibial osteotomy with titanium locking plate and screw fixation

Biomechanical investigation of the type and configuration of screws used in high tibial osteotomy with titanium locking plate and screw fixation

Abstract Background To maintain the corrected alignment after high tibial osteotomy (HTO), fixation with titanium locking plate and screws is widely used in current practice; however, screw breakage is a common complication. Thus, this study was to investigate the mechanical stability of HTO with lo...

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Main Authors: Yen-Nien Chen, Chih-Wei Chang, Chun-Ting Li, Chih-Hsien Chen, Chi-Rung Chung, Chih-Han Chang, Yao-Te Peng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Subjects:
High tibial osteotomy
Open wedge
Screw stress
Far-cortical locking screw
Finite element method
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13018-019-1062-8

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