1. Volume 48, Issue 8, Pages 1749-1757 (August 2017)
Biomechanical evaluation of the tension band wiring principle. A comparison between two different techniques for transverse patella fracture fixation 
Ivan Zderic, Karl Stoffel, Christoph Sommer, Dankward Höntzsch, Boyko Gueorguiev 
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2. Fig. 1
Photographs (a, b) and radiographic images (c, d) of two exemplified specimens instrumented with tension band wiring using K-wires (a, c) and cannulated screws (b, d).
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3. Fig. 2
Test setup with an instrumented specimen mounted for biomechanical testing.
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4. Fig. 3
a) Evaluation principle representing the division of the sensing area in an anterior (green-bordered) and a posterior (red-bordered) region; b) Retrograde view on the patella fracture gap with the sensor schematically divided in two halves. (For interpretation of the references to colour in this figure legend, the reader is referred to the web version of this article.)
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5. Fig. 4
Course of anterior (green) and posterior (red) pressure in the patella fracture gap for tension band wiring with K-wires (a and b) and cannulated screws (c and d), presented separately for extension (a, c) and flexion (b, d) phase in terms of mean (solid lines) and standard deviation (dashed lines) values. (For interpretation of the references to colour in this figure legend, the reader is referred to the web version of this article.)
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6. Fig. 5
Course of anterior (green) and posterior (red) patella fracture site displacement for tension band wiring with K-wires (a and b) and cannulated screws (c and d), presented separately for extension (a, c) and flexion (b, d) phase in terms of mean (solid lines) and standard deviation (dashed lines) values. (For interpretation of the references to colour in this figure legend, the reader is referred to the web version of this article.)
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7. Fig. 6
Course of patella interfragmentary rotation (a, b) and quadriceps pulling force (c, d) for tension band wiring with K-wires (green) and cannulated screws (red), presented separately for extension (a, c) and flexion (b, d) phase in terms of mean (solid lines) and standard deviation (dashed lines) values. (For interpretation of the references to colour in this figure legend, the reader is referred to the web version of this article.)
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