After a short historical review of locking bone plates since their inception more than a
century ago to the success of the concept less than 15 years ago with today's plates, the …

The use of metal in fracture fixation has demonstrated unrivalled success for many years
owing to its high stiffness, strength, biological toleration and overall reliable function. The …

Complications of Locking Plate Fixation in Complex Proximal... : Journal of Orthopaedic
Trauma Complications of Locking Plate Fixation in Complex Proximal Tibia Injuries : Journal of …

Thirty-six tibial plateau fractures in 35 patients were treated with the less invasive
stabilisation system (LISS). Patients' mean age was 42 years. There were 27 type C …

Since the advent of surgical fracture care, orthopaedic surgery has seen many great
advances. The invention of intramedullary nailing by Kuntscher in the 1940s marked the …

Objectives: This study was designed to evaluate the frequency of intraoperative problems
and complications involved with Less Invasive Stabilization System (LISS) plate removal …

Locked plating for fracture fixation has enjoyed widespread popularity despite a paucity of
published data on outcomes. Anatomically precontoured locked plates that allow fixation in …

The Locking Compression Plate system combines the facilities of conventional plate
osteosynthesis with those of the internal fixator systems. It combines the two treatment …

Despite advances in metallurgy, fatigue failure of hardware is common when a fracture fails
to heal. Revision procedures can be difficult, usually requiring removal of intact or broken …

Introduction As there are few reports on the difficulties of removing the locking compression
plate (LCP), we prospectively investigated the incidence and difficulties in 58 patients in …