Table 5 The maximal von Mises stress on the humerus, humeral locking plate, fibular strut allograft and intramedullary strut plate.

Humeral cortical bone (MPa)

6.200

1527.400

42.326

33.220

23.350

2468.500

102.020

96.475

7.593

2116.700

0.131

0.265

Humeral cancellous bone (MPa)

0.456

199.940

7.870

13.071

1.483

322.770

12.196

21.387

0.672

192.830

0.020

0.042

Humeral locking plate (MPa)

–

4795.000

56.618

108.560

–

7742.500

183.180

334.780

–

4078.200

0.316

0.972

Screws (MPa)

–

7984.200

137.290

285.940

–

12,803.000

425.810

490.380

–

5635.300

0.509

0.739

Fibular strut cortical bone (MPa)

–

–

20.020

–

–

–

44.393

–

–

–

0.071

–

Fibular strut cancellous bone (MPa)

–

–

2.392

–

–

–

6.947

–

–

–

0.006

–

Intramedullary strut plate (MPa)

–

–

–

43.970

–

–

–

106.360

–

–

–

0.142