Biomechanical comparison of distal femoral fracture fixation: Analysis of non‐locked, locked, and far‐cortical locked constructs
Riedel MD, Oppizzi G, O'Hara NN, Zhang C, Koh K, Slobogean GP, Zhang L, O'Toole RV. Biomechanical comparison of distal femoral fracture fixation: Analysis of non‐locked, locked, and far‐cortical locked constructs. Journal Of Orthopaedic Research® 2020, 38: 2573-2579. PMID: 32470168, DOI: 10.1002/jor.24756.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlate constructDiaphyseal screwsFCL screwsFracture site displacementFracture siteCortical locking screwsPrimary outcome measureSupracondylar femoral fracturesDistal femoral fracture fixationFemoral fracture fixationFemoral fracturesOutcome measuresFracture healingLocking screwsFracture fixationNonlocking screwsNonlocking constructsFracture site stiffnessFracture gapLocked constructsRandom orderBiomechanical ComparisonBiomechanical propertiesScrewsSite stiffness