How stiff should semi-rigid fixation of the human tibia be? A clue to the answer
- 1 May 1983
- journal article
- Published by British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume
- Vol. 65-B (3) , 312-315
- https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620x.65b3.6841402
Abstract
Test results on carbon-fibre-reinforced plastic plates are presented, all of which had been used as semi-rigid fixation in a series of fractures of the middle third of the human tibia. Symptoms of pain experienced by the patients were found to be related to the stiffness of the plates and it is suggested that a stiffness of 2.0 newton-metres per degree is most suitable for this type of fixation of the tibia.Keywords
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