Clinical findings, manufacturer instructions, and surgeon's preferences often dictate the
implantation of distal femur locked plates (DFLPs), but healing problems and implant failures …

Abstract Since the 1970s, the 2%− 10% rule has been used to describe the range of
interfragmentary gap closure strains that are conducive for secondary bone healing …

OBJECTIVE: To identify technical factors associated with nonunion after operative treatment
with lateral locked plating. METHODS: Design: Retrospective cohort study. Setting: Ten …

The mechanics of distal femur fracture fixation has been widely studied in bench tests that
employ a variety of approaches for holding and constraining femurs to apply loads. No …

Background Working length have been reported to affect the plate stress and fixation
stiffness. However, the results of previous studies have been controversial. The present …

Introduction Distal femur fractures are difficult to successfully treat due to high rates of
nonunion. Obesity is an independent prognostic risk factor for nonunion. Advances in finite …

Background The locking plate is a common device to treat distal femur fractures. Healing is
affected by construct stiffness, thus many surgeon-controlled variables such as working …

This study developed a finite element (FE) model of simulated locking plate fixation to
examine the strain response following supracondylar femoral plate attachment and under …

Application of Virtual Mechanical Testing on Clinical Bone Fractures Page 1 Application of
Virtual Mechanical Testing on Clinical Bone Fractures by Jordan Habriel Ventura Inacio …

Objective: To compare long working length distal femoral locking plates with short working
length for treating extraarticular distal femur fractures in terms of union and implant failure …