A Biomechanical Comparison Study of Plate–Nail and Dual-Plate Fixation in AO/OTA 41-C2 Tibial Plateau Fractures
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Materials and Methods
2.2. Biomechanical Testing
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Xie, W.; Luo, D.; Xie, L.; Zhu, L.; Zhou, L.; Lian, K.; Lin, D.; Liu, H. A Biomechanical Comparison Study of Plate–Nail and Dual-Plate Fixation in AO/OTA 41-C2 Tibial Plateau Fractures. Bioengineering 2024, 11, 839. https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering11080839
Xie W, Luo D, Xie L, Zhu L, Zhou L, Lian K, Lin D, Liu H. A Biomechanical Comparison Study of Plate–Nail and Dual-Plate Fixation in AO/OTA 41-C2 Tibial Plateau Fractures. Bioengineering. 2024; 11(8):839. https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering11080839
Chicago/Turabian StyleXie, Wei, Deqing Luo, Li Xie, Lingqi Zhu, Liang Zhou, Kejian Lian, Dasheng Lin, and Hui Liu. 2024. "A Biomechanical Comparison Study of Plate–Nail and Dual-Plate Fixation in AO/OTA 41-C2 Tibial Plateau Fractures" Bioengineering 11, no. 8: 839. https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering11080839