Metallic implants are often involved in the open reduction and internal fixation of fractures.
Open reduction and internal fixation is commonly used in cases of trauma when the bone …

Locked plate technology has evolved in an effort to overcome the limitations associated with
conventional plating methods, primarily for improving fixation in osteopenic bone. The …

Current Techniques in Small Animal Surgery, Fifth Edition provides current information
regarding surgical techniques from the perspective of clinicians who are performing specific …

Background: Locked plating techniques recently have gained popularity and offer a different
biomechanical approach for fracture fixation compared with traditional compression plating …

The principle of the locking compression plate (LCP) is represented by the combination of
two completely different anchorage technologies and two opposed principles of …

BACKGROUND: This study investigated the stiffness and strength of bridge plating with uni-
cortical and bi-cortical locking plate constructs relative to a conventional, non-locked …

Objective: To determine if locking compression plates (LCP) are mechanically
advantageous compared to low-contact dynamic compression plates (DCP) when used as a …

Background: Decreasing the stiffness of locked plating constructs can promote natural
fracture healing by controlled dynamization of the fracture. This biomechanical study …

BACKGROUND: Internal fixation of displaced intraarticular calcaneal fractures in patients
older than 50 years remains controversial. This is, in many cases, due to fear of loss of …

Objective: We compared the biomechanical stability of bone-plate constructs using a
compression plate (CP), an internal fixator (IF), and a combination plate (CP/IF). Methods …