TY - JOUR AU - Anwar, Adeel AU - Zhang, Zhen AU - Lv, Decheng AU - Lv, Gang AU - Zhao, Zhi AU - Wang, Yanfeng AU - Cai, Yue AU - Qasim, Wasim AU - Nazir, Muhammad Umar AU - Lu, Ming PY - 2018 DA - 2018/03/06 TI - Biomechanical efficacy of AP, PA lag screws and posterior plating for fixation of posterior malleolar fractures: a three dimensional finite element study JO - BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders SP - 73 VL - 19 IS - 1 AB - Clinically there are different fixation methods used for fixation of the posterior malleolar fractures (PMF), but the best treatment modality is still not clear. Few studies have concentrated on this issue, least of all using a biomechanical comparison. The purpose of this study was to carry out a computational comparative biomechanics of three different commonly used fixation constructs for the fixation of PMF by finite element analysis (FEA). SN - 1471-2474 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-018-1989-7 DO - 10.1186/s12891-018-1989-7 ID - Anwar2018 ER -