Im Körper gebrochene Knochenplatten — Schadenanalyse und Biomechanik

Osteotomy Plates which Failed in Vino — Failure Examination and Biomechanics. Two fractured bone plates, which were used in a subtrochanteric osteotomy, have been examinated. The fatigue failure and additional fracture-characteristics are easily to understand in regarding the stresses, acting in the plates. An evaluation shows, that such a plate should never bear any part of the body weight but should be used only for fracture-fixation.