Double plate fixation improves stiffness in a comminutedcanine scapula fracture gap model compared to singleplate fixation

Objective

To determine whether a secondary plate on the caudolateral aspect ofthe scapula increases stiffness and reduces primary plate strain compared to a sin-gle plate along the cranial scapula spine in a comminuted fracture gap model.

Faolain M. Barrett BVM&S, DACVS (Small Animal) | Josh D. Roth PhD |Herman Feller BS, MS | Jessica McCarthy BVSc, MRCVS, DECVS