Fig. 2

Biomechanical analysis of reconstruction plates and the bone tissue covered by reconstruction plates. (A) The variation tendency of von-mises stress distributing on the edge of customized reconstruction plates and commercial reconstruction plates: (a-1)-(j-1) distal parts of plates; (a-2)-(j-2) mesial parts of plates; (a) commercial reconstruction plates; (b) 12 mm-height, 2.0 mm-thickness customized reconstruction plates; (c) 12 mm-height, 2.4 mm-thickness customized reconstruction plates; (d) 12 mm-height, 2.8 mm-thickness customized reconstruction plates; (e) 16 mm-height, 2.0 mm-thickness customized reconstruction plates; (f) 16 mm-height, 2.4 mm-thickness customized reconstruction plates; (g) 16 mm-height, 2.8 mm-thickness customized reconstruction plates; (h) 20 mm-height, 2.0 mm-thickness customized reconstruction plates; (i) 20 mm-height, 2.4 mm-thickness customized reconstruction plates; (j) 20 mm-height, 2.8 mm-thickness customized reconstruction plates. (B) The minimum and maximum relative strains of bone tissues distributing in the bone-plate contact areas under INC: (a-1)-(j-1) distal parts of bone-plate contact areas; (a-2)-(j-2) mesial parts of bone-plate contact areas; (a) commercial reconstruction plates; (b) 12 mm-height, 2.0 mm-thickness customized reconstruction plates; (c) 12 mm-height, 2.4 mm-thickness customized reconstruction plates; (d) 12 mm-height, 2.8 mm-thickness customized reconstruction plates; (e) 16 mm-height, 2.0 mm-thickness customized reconstruction plates; (f) 16 mm-height, 2.4 mm-thickness customized reconstruction plates; (g) 16 mm-height, 2.8 mm-thickness customized reconstruction plates; (h) 20 mm-height, 2.0 mm-thickness customized reconstruction plates; (i) 20 mm-height, 2.4 mm-thickness customized reconstruction plates; (j) 20 mm-height, 2.8 mm-thickness customized reconstruction plates. (C) The minimum and maximum relative strains of bone tissues distributing in the bone-plate contact areas under MOL-L: (a-1)-(j-1) distal parts of bone-plate contact areas; (a-2)-(j-2) mesial parts of bone-plate contact areas; (a) commercial reconstruction plates; (b) 12 mm-height, 2.0 mm-thickness customized reconstruction plates; (c) 12 mm-height, 2.4 mm-thickness customized reconstruction plates; (d) 12 mm-height, 2.8 mm-thickness customized reconstruction plates; (e) 16 mm-height, 2.0 mm-thickness customized reconstruction plates; (f) 16 mm-height, 2.4 mm-thickness customized reconstruction plates; (g) 16 mm-height, 2.8 mm-thickness customized reconstruction plates; (h) 20 mm-height, 2.0 mm-thickness customized reconstruction plates; (i) 20 mm-height, 2.4 mm-thickness customized reconstruction plates; (j) 20 mm-height, 2.8 mm-thickness customized reconstruction plates