Biomechanical Evaluation of Periprosthetic Femoral Fracture Fixation by Rad Zdero, Richard Walker, James P. Waddell, and Emil H. Schemitsch J Bone Joint Surg Am Volume 90(5): May 1, 2008 ©2008 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Testing modes for the assessment of the fracture fixation constructs. Rad Zdero et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2008;90: ©2008 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Axial stiffness results. Rad Zdero et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2008;90: ©2008 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Lateral bending stiffness results. Rad Zdero et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2008;90: ©2008 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Torsional stiffness results. Rad Zdero et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2008;90: ©2008 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Axial load-to-failure results. Rad Zdero et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2008;90: ©2008 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Axial failure modes for constructs A, B, C, and D. Rad Zdero et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2008;90: ©2008 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
The ratio of destructive test (axial load-to-failure) stiffness to nondestructive test axial stiffness for constructs A, B, C, and D. The error bars indicate the standard errors of the mean. Rad Zdero et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2008;90: ©2008 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.