Stress Riser in Orthopedics

Figure 2.

Refracture in the principal metatarsal bone of a horse that underwent osteosynthesis due to a spiral fracture of the medial condyle. Note that the plate bent at the interface between the part of the combined hole filled with a locking screw and its empty part (A). Fracture propagation occurred from the hole of one of the screws (B).