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Biomechanical comparison of intramedullary screw fixation, dorsal plating and K-wire fixation for stable metacarpal shaft fractures
- Source :
- The Journal of hand surgery, European volume. 47(2)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- We compared four methods of metacarpal shaft fixation: 2.2 mm intramedullary headless compression screw; 3.0 mm intramedullary headless compression screw; intramedullary K-wire fixation; and dorsal plate fixation. Transverse mid-diaphyseal fractures were created in 64 metacarpal sawbones and were assigned into four groups. Peak load to failure and stiffness were measured in cantilever bending and torsion. We found that dorsal plating had the highest peak load to failure. However, initial bending stiffness of the 3.0 mm intramedullary headless compression screw was higher than that of the dorsal plates. In torsion testing, dorsal plating had the highest peak torque, but there was no significant difference in torsional stiffness between the plate and intramedullary headless compression screw constructs. We concluded that intramedullary headless compression screw fixation is biomechanically superior to K-wires in cantilever bending and torsion; however, it is less stable than dorsal plating. In our study, the initial stability provided by K-wire fixation was sufficient to cope with expected loads in the early rehabilitation period, whereas dorsal plates and IHCS constructs provided stability far in excess of what is required.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Bone Screws
law.invention
Intramedullary rod
Fixation (surgical)
Fracture Fixation, Internal
Fractures, Bone
law
medicine
Humans
Orthodontics
business.industry
Biomechanics
Torsion (mechanics)
Stiffness
Initial stability
Metacarpal Bones
musculoskeletal system
Biomechanical Phenomena
surgical procedures, operative
Bending stiffness
Orthopedic surgery
Surgery
medicine.symptom
business
Bone Plates
Bone Wires
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 20436289
- Volume :
- 47
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The Journal of hand surgery, European volume
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....f8b77604543f5369d17d8b85dd563cfb