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The displacements of total models and implants, the principal strains and the von Mises stresses in the plates were calculated and compared to capture the biomechanical features of the three plates.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold> The T plate, V plate and <jats:italic>\u03c0<\/jats:italic> plate represented a model displacement of 0.8414\u00a0mm, 1.134\u00a0mm and 1.936\u00a0mm, respectively. The T plate was with the implant displacement of 0.7576\u00a0mm, followed by the V plate (0.8802\u00a0mm) and the <jats:italic>\u03c0<\/jats:italic> plate (1.545\u00a0mm). The T plate had the smallest principal strain of 0.23%, the V plate showed an intermediate level of 0.28%, and the <jats:italic>\u03c0<\/jats:italic> plate had a value of 0.72%. The least peak von Mises stress was observed in the V plate with 263.6MPa, and this value was 435.6\u00a0MPa and 1050\u00a0MPa in the T plate and <jats:italic>\u03c0<\/jats:italic> plate, respectively.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusion:<\/jats:bold> The biomechanical features of three Ti6Al4V volar locking plates in an AO type 23-A3 fracture were described in our analysis. 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