Pätzold, Robert https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1519-3020
Sandriesser, Sabrina
Comtesse, Simon https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3031-8305
Sommerhalder, Lea
Zumbrunn, Thomas
Keudell, Arvind https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3312-7556
Stäudle, Benjamin
Augat, Peter https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4805-2128
Article History
Received: 19 October 2025
Accepted: 25 January 2026
First Online: 5 February 2026
Declarations
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: Consultation with the institutional review board of BG Trauma Hospital Murnau, Germany, confirmed that, according to applicable national regulations, no ethics application or consent to participate was required for this study. All surgeons participated in the study voluntarily. The specimens were obtained from Science Care USA via Rimasys GmbH, Cologne, Germany. Donor consent for research purposes was obtained.The study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki.
: All authors have read and approved the final version of the manuscript and consent to its publication. They agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work, including its accuracy and integrity.
: Authors S.C., L.S., T.Z., and A.K. are employees of CustomSurg AG, which provided the finite element model used in this study. Additionally, B.S. is employed by Rimasys GmbH, the company that supplied the fracture model.