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. 2012 Mar 28;7(3):e33776. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0033776

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Wieding et al.

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FE model of the osteosynthesis plate and the seven generated screws (a) (view from anterior, see (b) and (c) for detailed illustration). Angular stable fixation of the screw heads to the nodes of the osteosynthesis plate (b) (view from lateral). Screw with the rigid connector elements C between the base points on the wire W and the FE elements of the bone (c).