From: Comparison between external locking plate fixation and conventional external fixation for extraarticular proximal tibial fractures: a finite element analysis
Plate–rod offset (mm)
Maximum von Mises stress (MPa)
ELP model
EF-7 model
EF-11 model
30
377.9
191.8
138.2
40
444.7
236.2
146.6
50
494.7
241
163.5
60
562.8
270
169.8