Novel anatomically contoured locking plate shows improved anatomic conformity vs. a conventional T-shaped plate in anterior popliteus transtibial-tuberosity high tibial osteotomy: a radiologic comparison.

Screws A and B tended to be longer with the novel plate but did not reach statistical significance, whereas the difference for screw C was most pronounced and significant ( P < 0.05). 3.2.3 Plate–bone gap The novel plate showed a mean plate–bone gap of 1.47(1.35–2.28) mm, significantly smaller than 3.12(2.70–3.26) mm with T-shaped locking plate ( P < 0.05). 3.2.4 Plate position and mismatch Proximal plate position did not differ significantly between the novel plate and T-shaped locking plate (42.47% ± 16.78% vs. 28.42% ± 14.40%; P > 0.05), nor did distal position (62.20% ± 11.20% vs. 66.11% ± 13.22%; P > 0.05).

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