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The relationship between applied loading and implantation configuration for best bone healing is still under debate. This study aims to investigate the relationship between implant strength, working length, and interfragmentary strain (\u03b5IFM) on implant stability for femoral midshaft transverse fractures. The transverse fracture was fixed with a fragment locking compression plate (LCP) system. Finite element analysis was performed and subsequently characterised based on compression loading (600 N up to 900 N) and screw designs (conventional and locking) with different penetration depths (unicortical and bicortical). Strain theory was used to evaluate the stability of the model. The correlation of screw configuration with screw type shows a unicortical depth for both types (p &lt; 0.01) for 700 N and 800 N loads and (p &lt; 0.05) for configurations 134 and 124. Interfragmentary strain affected only the 600 N load (p &lt; 0.01) for the bicortical conventional type (group BC), and the screw configurations that were influenced were 1234 and 123 (p &lt; 0.05). The low steepness of the slope indicates the least \u03b5IFM for the corresponding biomechanical characteristic in good-quality stability. A strain value of \u22642% promotes callus formation and is classified as absolute stability, which is the minimum required value for the induction of callus and the maximum value that allows bony bridging. 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