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Table 4 Rotation stiffness of plate, crossed-screw, and parallel-screw constructs

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

Rotation degree (°)

Mean ± SD (Nm/°)

Plate group

Crossed-screw group

Parallel-screw group

0.5

0.31 ± 0.08

0.51 ± 0.13

0.46 ± 0.09

1.0

0.65 ± 0.09

1.12 ± 0.22

0.88 ± 0.18

1.5

1.01 ± 0.19

1.77 ± 0.31

1.28 ± 0.24

2.0

1.37 ± 0.26

2.4 ± 0.46

1.74 ± 0.33

2.5

1.74 ± 0.31

3.02 ± 0.55

2.17 ± 0.40