Table 6:
Peak von Mises stress in the bone surrounding screw implants for the four different screw configurations.
Fixation
Major diameter (mm)
Pitch (mm)
Peak von Mises Stress (MPa)
Bicortical
2.3
1.0
147
Unicortical
2.3
1.0
322
Unicortical
2.3
1.2
226
Unicortical
2.6
1.0
106