Table 1 Failure force and stiffness of three fixation methods for horizontal oblique metacarpal shaft fractures
From: Biomechanical study on fixation methods for horizontal oblique metacarpal shaft fractures
Parameters (unit) | Value | Three fixation approaches | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 LS | RP | LP | P† | ||
Failure force (N) | Mean | 78.5 | 69.3 | 68.2 | 0.135 |
SD | 6.6 | 17.6 | 14.2 | ||
Max | 90.4 | 96.2 | 91.1 | ||
Min | 70.7 | 53.5 | 50.7 | ||
Stiffness (N/mm) | Mean | 17.8 | 20.2 | 21.8 | 0.513 |
SD | 2.6 | 10.5 | 3.8 | ||
Max | 23.3 | 40.4 | 29.1 | ||
Min | 15.1 | 9.9 | 17.4 | ||