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Review Question - QID 219140

Orthopaedic Implants Plate Variations Locking plates QID: 219140 (SBQ23TR.24)
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QID 219140 (Type "219140" in App Search)
A 75-year-old female presents to the emergency department with pain and deformity just proximal to her right knee. She slipped and fell on the ice while trying to take her trash out. Radiographs reveal a comminuted supracondylar distal femur fracture. You elect to perform open reduction and internal fixation with a lateral distal femur locking plate for her fracture. However, you want to avoid the complication of nonunion by ensuring the construct isn't too stiff. Which one of the following would decrease the stiffness of this plate construct?
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