Fig. 3From: Non-locked and locked small fragment straight plates have a similar behavior in buttressing the posteromedial shear tibial plateau fragment: a biomechanical analysis of three different fixationsa The specimens were positioned vertically onto a test jig with a polypropylene plate measuring 20 × 15 × 3 mm clamped on the upper side of the material testing machine to deliver forces at the point of loading on the posteromedial tibial plateau. b LCP specimen model before testingBack to article page