Table 1.

Mechanisms of failure of the cadaver pairs.

	Failure Mechanism
Specimen Pairs	MSF Constructs	FNS Constructs
1	Fracture below the two top screws and above the bottom screw	Specimen broke on the superior side of the plate at the level of the center bolt
2	Femoral head subsided	Femoral head subsided
3	Fracture on the shaft at the level of the two top screws	Specimen broke on the superior side of the plate at the level of the center bolt
4	Fracture below the two top screws and above the bottom screw	Specimen broke on the superior side of the plate at the level of the center bolt
5	Did not break	Specimen broke on the superior side of the plate at the level of the center bolt
6	Fracture below the two top screws and above the bottom screw	Specimen broke on the superior side of the plate at the level of the center bolt
7	Fracture below the two top screws and above the bottom screw	Specimen broke on the superior side of the plate at the level of the center bolt
8	Fracture below the two top screws and above the bottom screw	Specimen broke on the superior side of the plate at the level of the center bolt

MSF = Multiple screw fixation.

FNS = Femoral Neck System.