The design of an adapted osteosynthesis implant for fibula' fracture

Abstract

The main purpose of this paper is to concept a new adapted osteosynthesis implant used for transsindesmotic fibula's fracture. We have chosen to design this medical implant, because the lateral malleolar fracture represents 40-45% of the skeletal fractures. At the present moment, orthopaedic screws and some metallic plates do the osteosynthesis of this region, but the results are not satisfied. In order to reduce the healing time of the fractured bone, we have considered optimising the geometrical shape of the existing osteosynthesis metallic plate, thus to fulfil two major functionalities, such as: implant's capacity to adapt on the bone surface and keeping the periosteum vascular circulation in the contact region. © 2009 Springer.