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Fully threaded sacroiliac lag screws have higher load to failure when compared to partially threaded screws: A biomechanical study
- Source :
- J Clin Orthop Trauma
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- The purpose of this study is to compare biomechanical properties of fully and partially threaded iliosacral screws. We hypothesise that fully threaded screws will have a higher yield force, and less deformation than partially threaded screws following axial loading. Twenty sawbone blocks were uniformly divided to simulate vertical sacral fractures. Ten blocks were affixed with fully threaded iliosacral screws in an over-drilled, lag-by-technique fashion whilst the remaining ten were fixed with partially threaded lag-by-design screws. All screws measured 7.3-mm x 145 mm, and were inserted to a 70% of calculated maximal insertional torque, ensuring uniform screw placement throughout across models. Continuous axial loads were applied to 3 constructs of each type to failure to determine baseline characteristics. Five hundred loading cycles of 500 N at 1 Hz were applied to 4 constructs of each type, and then axially loaded to failure. Force displacement curves, elastic, and plastic deformation of each construct was recorded. Fully threaded constructs had a 428% higher yield force, 61% higher stiffness, 125% higher ultimate force, and 66% lower yield deformation (p
- Subjects :
- 030222 orthopedics
business.industry
Lower yield
Stiffness
Structural engineering
Screw placement
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Baseline characteristics
Load to failure
medicine
Torque
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
030212 general & internal medicine
medicine.symptom
Deformation (engineering)
Force displacement
business
Original Research
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 09765662
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....2111cf0336272e6ea1a015d64b51fbd0