{"title":"The effect of screw configuration of tubular bone plate on the biomechanics of oblique lateral malleolar fractures.","authors":"Tianqi Wang, Xinyuan Shi, Shuanzhu Wang, Yongzhi Gong, Haiquan Feng","doi":"10.1080/10255842.2025.2502815","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>To investigate the biomechanical effects of varying physiological conditions and tubular plate screw configurations on the stability of lateral malleolar fractures. In this paper, different models were constructed for finite element analysis based on Computed Tomography (CT) data. The results showed that the biomechanical characteristics of the fixation method combining a tubular plate with 6 screws were optimal. The fixation methods showed significantly higher stability in dorsiflexion positions compared to neutral and plantarflexion positions. These findings provide valuable theoretical guidance for clinical selection of fixation methods for lateral malleolar fractures and rehabilitation training.</p>","PeriodicalId":50640,"journal":{"name":"Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering","volume":" ","pages":"1-14"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7000,"publicationDate":"2025-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering","FirstCategoryId":"5","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10255842.2025.2502815","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"COMPUTER SCIENCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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To investigate the biomechanical effects of varying physiological conditions and tubular plate screw configurations on the stability of lateral malleolar fractures. In this paper, different models were constructed for finite element analysis based on Computed Tomography (CT) data. The results showed that the biomechanical characteristics of the fixation method combining a tubular plate with 6 screws were optimal. The fixation methods showed significantly higher stability in dorsiflexion positions compared to neutral and plantarflexion positions. These findings provide valuable theoretical guidance for clinical selection of fixation methods for lateral malleolar fractures and rehabilitation training.
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The primary aims of Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering are to provide a means of communicating the advances being made in the areas of biomechanics and biomedical engineering and to stimulate interest in the continually emerging computer based technologies which are being applied in these multidisciplinary subjects. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering will also provide a focus for the importance of integrating the disciplines of engineering with medical technology and clinical expertise. Such integration will have a major impact on health care in the future.