Fig. 5From: Metacarpal shaft fixation: a biomechanical comparison of dorsal plating, lag screws, and headless compression screwsFailure patterns, a plate bending in a transverse osteotomy, b lag screw disengagement in oblique osteotomy, and c headless compression screw loosening in metacarpal head and displacement at osteotomy site of oblique patternBack to article page