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Table 2 A list of details of five possible screw configurations

From: Finite element analysis of the initial stability of arthroscopic ankle arthrodesis with three-screw fixation: posteromedial versus posterolateral home-run screw

Screw configurations

From

To

Length inside the bone (mm)

1

Posteromedial home-run

S1 posteromedial

Talar head-neck junction

56.1

S2 anterolateral

Posteromedial corner of talus

48.6

S3 medial

Lateral process of talus

55.8

Total length

160.5

2

Posteromedial home-run

S1 posteromedial

Talar head-neck junction

56

S2 anterolateral

Posterolateral corner of talus

60

S3 anteromedial

Lateral process of talus

57.3

Total length

173.3

3

Posteromedial home-run

S1 posteromedial

Talar head-neck junction

55.9

S2 anterolateral

Posteromedial corner of talus

37.7

S3 anteromedial

Posterolateral corner of talus

56.8

Total length

150.4

4

Posterolateral home-run

S1 posterolateral

Talar head-neck junction

58.8

S2 anterolateral

Posteromedial corner of talus

44.8

S3 medial

Lateral process of talus

59.7

Total length

163.3

5

Posterolateral home-run

S1 posterolateral

Talar head-neck junction

58

S2 anterolateral

Posteromedial corner of talus

45.4

S3 medial

Posterolateral corner of talus

47.4

Total length

150.8