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Table 1 Failure modes

From: Treatment of distal humeral fractures using conventional implants. Biomechanical evaluation of a new implant configuration

Pair

BMD [g/cm3]

Failure mode

 

Frame

LCP

Frame

LCP

1

0.30

0.28

Bending connection screw and tubular plate

Screw pull-out

2

0.28

0.33

Bending connection screw, loosening anti-rotation screw

Screw pull-out

3

0.42

0.36

Bending connection screw and tubular plate

Screw pull-out

4

0.47

0.48

Bending connection screw and tubular plate

Screw pull-out

5

0.49

0.56

Bending connection screw, loosening anti-rotation screw

Screw pull-out

6

0.55

0.57

Bending connection screw, loosening anti-rotation screw

Screw pull-out

7

0.54

0.59

Bending connection screw, loosening anti-rotation screw

LCP bending

8

0.81

0.72

Bending connection screw and tubular plate

LCP bending

  1. Bone Mineral Densities (BMD) and failure modes for all specimens.