Table 4 The maximal displacement, rotation angle and stiffness on the humerus under axial force, oblique force, and torsion.

From: Biomechanics of humeral locking plate augmented with fibular strut allograft and intramedullary strut plate using finite element analysis

 

Axial force

Oblique force

Torsion

IH

LP

FA

IMP

IH

LP

FA

IMP

IH

LP

FA

IMP

Maximal displacement (mm)

0.1072

3.9953

0.0995

0.1030

0.4690

6.5460

0.3541

0.3728

0.1336

2.8435

0.0002

0.0003

Rotation angle (°)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

0.2393

3.1929

0.0003

0.0004

Stiffness (N/mm)

4666.3556

125.1470

5024.6711

4852.9554

1066.1663

76.3825

1412.1501

1341.0578

–

–

–

–

Stiffness(N/°)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

41.7903

3.1319

33,110.3900

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