Microcomputer Aided Finite Element Analysis in Fractured Long Bones Fixed By External Plate

In surgical treatment of certain long-bone fractures, one of the most commonly used internal fixation devices is the bone plate. Such plates cause stresses in bone which are significantly different from physiological stresses. Therefore, it would be useful to analyse such a fixation emphasing the stress and displacement in the bone tissue |2|. At present the FEM method is commonly used for this analysis |3|. This method is effective but since it requires big and fast computers, it cannot be used inside the operating theatre.