Biomechanical analysis of the acetabular buttress-plate: are complex acetabular fractures in the quadrilateral area stable after treatment with anterior construct plate-1/3 tube buttress plate fixation?
Clinics
; 68(7): 1028-1033, jul. 2013. tab
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The acetabular buttress-plate has been widely used in treating difficult cases with satisfying clinical results. However, the biomechanical properties of a postoperative acetabular fracture fixed by the buttress-plate are not clear. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the biomechanical properties of stability after the anterior tube buttress-plate fixation of complex acetabular fractures in the quadrilateral area.METHODS:
A construct was proposed based on anterior construct plate - 1/3 tube buttress plate fixation for acetabular both-column fractures. Two groups of six formalin-preserved cadaveric pelvises were analyzed (1) group A, the normal pelvis and (2) group B, anterior construct plate-1/3 tube buttress plate with quadrilateral area fixation. The displacements were measured, and cyclical loads were applied in both standing and sitting simulations.RESULTS:
As the load was added, the displacements were A<B, increasing in line. In the 600 N physiological loading, the differences were significant (standing position p = 0.013; sitting position p = 0.009) between groups A and B.CONCLUSION:
The anterior construct plate - 1/3 tube buttress plate fixation provided a better stable construct for early sitting. The standing mode yielded more significant differences between the groups. Placing a 1/3 tube buttress-plate via an anterior approach is a novel method of providing quadrilateral area support in this setting. .Key words
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Main subject:
Bone Plates
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Fractures, Bone
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Fracture Fixation, Internal
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Acetabulum
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Clinics
Journal subject:
MEDICINA
Year:
2013
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Article