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- Title
Biomechanical evaluation of a new cross-pin technique for the fixation of different sized bone-patellar tendon-bone grafts.
- Authors
Zantop, Thore; Welbers, Barbara; Weimann, Andre; Rümmler, Markus; Hedderich, Jürgen; Musahl, Volker; Petersen, Wolf; Rümmler, Markus; Hedderich, Jürgen
- Abstract
To overcome the disadvantages of interference-screw fixation of bone-patellar tendon-bone (BPTB) grafts, new fixation techniques for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) grafts using biodegradable pins have been developed. The hypothesis of the present study was that cross-pin fixation techniques provide a primary stability that is comparable to that of interference screws. A biomechanical in vitro study was discussed. Human BPTB grafts of 8, 9 and 10 mm diameter were fixed in bovine knees with biodegradable cross pins (diameter: 2.0, 2.7 or 3.2 mm) or biodegradable interference screws. Stiffness and ultimate load were evaluated. For 9 and 10 mm BPTB grafts, no statistically significant difference in maximum load and stiffness was found between the four fixation techniques tested. For 8 mm bone blocks the maximum load of the 3.2 mm pins (274.2 N) was significantly lower than for the 2.0 mm pins (479.8 N) and the interference screws (504.0 N). Predominant failure mode in this group was bone-block fracture. Thicker grafts (9 and 10 mm) fixed with the 2.0 mm pins predominantly failed by implant fracture. Femoral fixation of 8, 9 and 10 mm BPTB grafts using cross pins leads to biomechanical properties that are comparable to biodegradable interference screws when tested by a single-cycle load to failure. Cross pins provide a rigid fixation for 9 and 10 mm BPTB grafts.
- Subjects
BONE injuries; ANTERIOR cruciate ligament; CRUCIATE ligaments; MEDICAL technology; BIOMECHANICS; KNEE; ANTERIOR cruciate ligament surgery; PATELLA; TENDON transplantation; TENDON physiology; ANALYSIS of variance; ANIMAL experimentation; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE studies; KINEMATICS; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL cooperation; ORTHOPEDIC implants; RESEARCH; PRODUCT design; EVALUATION research; TENSILE strength; IN vitro studies; SURGERY
- Publication
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, 2004, Vol 12, Issue 6, p520
- ISSN
0942-2056
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s00167-004-0509-5