aap Implantate AG announced that the clinically observed good explantation properties of its angular stable anatomical plating system LOQTEQ(R) have now also been demonstrated in a biomechanical study. It was noted that over-tightening and cyclic loading are potential causes for screw seizing in locking plate implants. Both effects were found to be less pronounced in the angular stable screw-plate mechanism of aap's LOQTEQ(R) system than in the market leader's mechanism. In a study the LOQTEQ(R) technology's explantation properties were analysed in comparison with those of the technology used by the market leader. Specifically, the removal torques before and after cyclic dynamic loading were assessed for screws inserted at the manufacturer's recommended torque or at an increased insertion torque. While over-tightening is a frequently suspected reason for the seizing of screws in locking constructs, cyclic loading of the screws simulated the patient's activity during daily living. As a result, it was shown inter alia that with the market leader's mechanism over-tightening resulted in an increase of about 40% in the removal torque compared to tightening the screw with the manufacturer's recommended torque. In contrast, with aap's LOQTEQ(R) mechanism over-tightening had no effect on seizing of the locking screws. It was further noted that with cyclic loading the removal torque of the locking screws was consistently increased by about 40% to 70% for the market leader's screws, whereas an increase of only 20% was registered for LOQTEQ(R). One conclusion was thus that the LOQTEQ(R) mechanism appeared to be less affected by the seizing effect than the market leader's mechanism. aap's anatomical plating system LOQTEQ(R) simplifies operation techniques for im- and explantation of implants. The LOQTEQ(R) concept is based on a patented technology featuring a screw-hole geometry, which allows simultaneous fracture compression and angular stable fixation in one step using one single screw. The advantage of this technology is that the surgeon can omit one surgical step by not having to change the drill or other auxiliary instruments to set the LOQTEQ(R) plate at a stable angle and simultaneously perform a compression of the fracture. This plate-screw combination can therefore simplify the surgery as well as reduce the surgery time.