Influence of the proximal screws of buttress plates on the stability of vertical femoral neck fractures: a finite element analysis

Table 1 The counts of element and node of five models

Model	PIIT	PIIT+4HI	PIIT +4HI-1	PIIT +6HI	PIIT +6HI-1
Element	601,304	646,021	637,648	672,502	664,117
Node	135,967	148,678	146,294	156,165	153,778

Abbreviations: PIIT Parallel, inverted, isosceles triangular plate configuration; PIIT+4HI Parallel, inverted, isosceles triangular plate configuration combined with a four-hole buttress plate and proximal screw; PIIT+4HI-1 Parallel, inverted, isosceles triangular plate configuration combined with a four-hole buttress plate without a proximal screw; PIIT+6HI and PIIT+6HI-1 Parallel, inverted, isosceles triangular plate configuration combined with a six-hole buttress plate with and without a proximal screw

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