Table 3 Percentage changes in von mises stresses of bones and titanium plates under different pretensions.

From: Biomechanical analysis of elastic fixation for lisfranc injuries with finite elements method

Pretension force

MC1

Titanium plate attachment site on MC1

MT2

MT2 dry

Titanium plate attachment site on MT2

Titanium plate at MT2

Titanium plate at MC1

0 N

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

10 N

15.60%

15.60%

3.70%

1.30%

1.30%

1.10%

−1.70%

20 N

31.80%

32.00%

5.10%

2.70%

2.70%

2.40%

−2.70%

30 N

48.20%

48.70%

6.60%

4.20%

18.80%

4.00%

0.70%

40 N

74.50%

75.40%

8.20%

5.70%

20.50%

5.70%

1.30%

50 N

151.00%

151.90%

26.20%

28.30%

57.90%

7.10%

0.50%

60 N

189.10%

190.10%

31.50%

23.20%

64.50%

10.70%

1.30%

70 N

227.40%

225.70%

46.70%

43.10%

83.50%

12.30%

4.10%

80 N

246.50%

246.40%

67.30%

63.20%

109.30%

15.00%

7.60%

90 N

265.70%

266.80%

88.00%

83.20%

135.10%

17.60%

11.70%

100 N

304.00%

305.10%

109.00%

103.30%

161.10%

20.40%

16.30%