In order to have an optimal structure of bone, i.e. a structure with minimum mass and maximum strength, a continuous process of bone remodelling must occur. Fixation plates and screws are commonly used to supply stability and stiffness to fractures through compression of bone fragments. Differences between the rigidity of implants and bones, however, can cause changes in the mechanical stimuli and lead to excessive resorption in the vicinity of implants, thus resulting in implant loosening. This study employs ANSYS finite element analysis (FEA) software to generate a simplified three-dimensional model of a transverse femoral fracture affixed with a plate. A direct contact model allows the highest level of equivalent stresses acting on the plate to be evaluated. Application of the plate to the control bone model results in an increase in plate stress due to bending, as well as a decrease in strain deformation and longitudinal stresses in the underlying bone. Although yielding of the plate and bone is not apparent under the applied loading conditions, stress shielding can result from these decreases and can cause a subsequent reduction in bone remodelling. Parametric studies are under investigation in hopes to reduce the aforementioned effect by finding an optimal plate design. In order to increase the fidelity of the model, the current studies involve the application of screws and stress-free separation between the plate-bone contact regions. Incorporation of bone remodelling theories in the analysis, in order to track the stress shielding effect, will substantiate the ultimate goal of this research. Keywords: finite element analysis, bone fracture, remodelling, fixation, stress-shielding.