Moazen, M;
Leonidou, A;
Pagkalos, J;
Marghoub, A;
Fagan, MJ;
Tsiridis, E;
(2016)
Application of Far Cortical Locking Technology in Periprosthetic Femoral Fracture Fixation: A Biomechanical Study.
The Journal of Arthroplasty
, 31
(8)
pp. 1849-1856.
10.1016/j.arth.2016.02.013.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: Lack of fracture movement could be a potential cause of periprosthetic femoral fracture (PFF) fixation failures. This study aimed to test whether the use of distal far cortical locking screws reduces the overall stiffness of PFF fixations and allows an increase in fracture movement compared to standard locking screws while retaining the overall strength of the PFF fixations. METHODS: Twelve laboratory models of Vancouver type B1 PFFs were developed. In all specimens, the proximal screw fixations were similar, whereas in 6 specimens, distal locking screws were used, and in the other six specimens, far cortical locking screws. The overall stiffness, fracture movement, and pattern of strain distribution on the plate were measured in stable and unstable fractures under anatomic 1-legged stance. Specimens with unstable fracture were loaded to failure. RESULTS: No statistical difference was found between the stiffness and fracture movement of the two groups in stable fractures. In the unstable fractures, the overall stiffness and fracture movement of the locking group was significantly higher and lower than the far cortical group, respectively. Maximum principal strain on the plate was consistently lower in the far cortical group, and there was no significant difference between the failure loads of the 2 groups. CONCLUSION: The results indicate that far cortical locking screws can reduce the overall effective stiffness of the locking plates and increase the fracture movement while maintaining the overall strength of the PFF fixation construct. However, in unstable fractures, alternative fixation methods, for example, long stem revision might be a better option.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Application of Far Cortical Locking Technology in Periprosthetic Femoral Fracture Fixation: A Biomechanical Study |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.arth.2016.02.013 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.arth.2016.02.013 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © 2016 Elsevier B.V. This manuscript is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Non-derivative 4.0 International license (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). This license allows you to share, copy, distribute and transmit the work for personal and non-commercial use providing author and publisher attribution is clearly stated. Further details about CC BY licenses are available at http://creativecommons.org/ licenses/by/4.0 Access may be initially restricted by the publisher. |
| Keywords: | Vancouver type B1, biomechanics, fracture movement, fracture stability, stiffness, strain |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Mechanical Engineering |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1477459 |
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