ArticleIndian journal of orthopaedics2023
Effective Treatment of Femur Diaphyseal Fracture with Compression Plate - A Finite Element and In Vivo Study Comparing the Healing Outcomes of Nailing and Plating.
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- Finite element analysis of implant selection and screw positioning in proximal femoral basicervical fractures.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Finite element analysis of fixation stability according to reduction position for internal fixation of intertrochanteric fractures.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Effect of Plate Configuration in the Primary Stability of Osteotomies and Biological Reconstructions of Femoral Defects: Finite-Element Study.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: The rigidity in osteosynthesis causes primary healing, and it takes longer to heal. The flexibility provided to the fixation allows micromotion between fragments which accelerates secondary healing. Methods: In this study, the healing outcomes of nailing and plating in different fixation stabilities were investigated and compared by using a finite element tool. The clinical observational study was also performed to verify the results of the finite element analysis. The nonlinear contact analysis was performed on 5 different fixation configurations capturing nail and plate in immediate post-surgery. Results: The finite element analysis results showed that flexibility instead of rigidity in interlock nail implantation increases the axial and shear micromotion near the fracture site by 47.4% ( Conclusion: Our findings suggest that flexible fixations of interlock nail and LCDCP provide a preferred mechanical environment for healing, and hence, the LCDCP in flexible mode can be an effective alternative to interlock nail for the femur diaphyseal fracture. Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s43465-022-00795-1.
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