2020 journal article
Plate Stress Does Not Decrease When Working Length Is Increased
Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 9.
MeSH headings : Animals; Bone Plates; Cat Diseases; Cats; Fracture Fixation, Internal / veterinary; Tibial Fractures / veterinary
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Source: ORCID
Added: October 1, 2020
I would like to comment on a statement that was made in the discussion section of the article describing a biomechanical comparison of two conical coupling plate constructs.[1] The testing model simulated a bridging plate and the authors included a discussion of working length. They made the following statement—‘When using locking plates in bridging mode, leaving empty screw holes over the fracture gap decreases the internal stress of the plate by virtue of establishing a longer working length’[1]—and I feel that this is incorrect. Plate stress does not decrease when the working length is increased by leaving more empty holes over the fracture gap—it stays the same, or may even increase.