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Low-Contact Plates in Orthopaedic Trauma Implantology

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Fixation of fractures with low-contact plates are new technology emerging in present days, with less interference in circulation and increased chances of union. Biomechanically, they can be classified as low-contact plates, neutralization plates, buttress plates, tension band plates, bridging plates and reduction plates. Advantages of low-contact plates over DCP are mainly reduced resorption and easier bending features. Improved structural geometry for even distribution of stiffness that allows elastic deformation of entire plate and prevents point concentration of bending force. Improved screw hole designs are applicable for better fixation and compression levels.

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  1. Desun Hospital, Kolkata, India

    Biplab Kumar Dolui

  2. Kothari Medical Centre, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

    Rajarshi Ghosh

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  1. NH Narayana Superspeciality and Multispeciality Hospitals, Howrah, West Bengal, India

    Arindam Banerjee

  2. Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany

    Peter Biberthaler

  3. Sri Lakshmi Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry, India

    Saseendar Shanmugasundaram

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Dolui, B.K., Ghosh, R. (2023). Low-Contact Plates in Orthopaedic Trauma Implantology. In: Banerjee, A., Biberthaler, P., Shanmugasundaram, S. (eds) Handbook of Orthopaedic Trauma Implantology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-7540-0_63

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