Biomechanical evaluation of physeal-sparing fixation methods in tibial eminence fractures.

نویسندگان

  • Christian N Anderson
  • Jeffry S Nyman
  • Kirk A McCullough
  • Yanna Song
  • Sasidhar Uppuganti
  • Kevin R O'Neill
  • Allen F Anderson
  • Warren R Dunn
چکیده

BACKGROUND Tibial eminence fractures occur most commonly in skeletally immature children. Several techniques using physeal-sparing fracture fixation have been described, but their structural properties have not been evaluated. PURPOSE To determine the strength and resistance to displacement of physeal-sparing techniques used to fix tibial eminence fractures. STUDY DESIGN Controlled laboratory study. METHODS Skeletally immature porcine knees were randomized into 4 treatment groups: (1) ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene suture-suture button (UHMWPE/SB), (2) suture anchor, (3) polydioxanone suture-suture button (PDS/SB), and (4) screw fixation. A prospective analysis of bone mineral density using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry was performed on all specimens. Fracture fragments were created in a standardized manner and measured for size comparison. After fracture fixation, biomechanical testing was performed with cyclical and load-to-failure protocols by loading the tibia with an anterior shear force. RESULTS In load-to-failure testing, screw fixation had a significantly lower median peak failure load (186.4 N; lower quartile [LQ], 158.4 N; upper quartile [UQ], 232.6 N) than did UHMWPE/SB (465.8 N; LQ, 397.8 N; UQ, 527.8 N), suture anchors (440.5 N; LQ, 323.0 N; UQ, 562.3 N), and PDS/SB (404.3 N; LQ, 385.9 N; UQ, 415.6 N). UHMWPE/SB demonstrated a significantly higher median yield load (465.8 N; LQ, 397.8 N; UQ, 527.8 N) than did PDS/SB (306.7 N; LQ, 271.4, N; UQ, 405.7 N) and screw fixation (179.0 N; LQ, 120.2 N; UQ, 232.5 N). During cyclical testing, screw fixation demonstrated significantly lower percentage survival of specimens (0%) compared with the other groups (UHMWPE/SB, 100%; suture anchor, 78%; PDS/SB, 78%). After 1000 cycles of loading, PDS/SB fixation had significantly more median creep (6.76 mm; LQ, 6.34 mm; UQ, 8.28 mm) than did UHMWPE/SB (4.43 mm; LQ, 3.80 mm; UQ, 4.73 mm) and suture anchor fixation (3.06 mm; LQ, 2.59 mm; UQ, 4.28 mm). The lowest median stiffness was observed in the PDS/SB group (48.6 N/mm; LQ, 45.3 N/mm; UQ, 54.2 N/mm). UHMWPE/SB fixation demonstrated a significantly higher median peak failure load after cyclic testing (469.0 N; LQ, 380.6 N; UQ, 507.2 N) than did PDS/SB (237.7 N; LQ, 197.3 N; UQ, 298.3 N) and screw fixation (132.4 N; LQ, 123.7 N; UQ, 180.9 N). Suture anchor fixation had significantly more variance, as demonstrated by width of interquartile range, in peak failure load, yield load, and creep than did other techniques. CONCLUSION Physeal-sparing fixation of tibial eminence fractures with UHMWPE suture-suture button is biomechanically superior to both PDS suture-suture button and a single screw at the time of surgery and provides more consistent fixation than do suture anchors. CLINICAL RELEVANCE Suture anchors provide inconsistent fixation for tibial eminence fractures.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The American journal of sports medicine

دوره 41 7  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2013