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Table 3 Average stiffness on bending and torsion of plate, crossed-screw, and parallel screw constructs

From: Comparison of three different fixation constructs for radial neck fractures: a biomechanical study

 

Plate group

Crossed-screw group

Parallel-screw group

Bending average (N/mm)

48.73 ± 6.80

71.25 ± 10.88

67.05 ± 8.54

Torsion average (Nm/°)

0.69 ± 0.12

1.22 ± 0.22

0.95 ± 0.17