Modified cannulated screw fixation in the treatment of Pauwels type III femoral neck fractures: A biomechanical study. 2020

Lin Zhou, and Jiaming Lin, and Anfei Huang, and Weidong Gan, and Xu Zhai, and Kai Sun, and Shiqing Huang, and Zhizhong Li
Department of Orthopedic, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China; Clinical Biomechanics and Biomimetic Materials Research Center, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, China. Electronic address: hyzhoulin@126.com.

Achieving satisfactory internal fixation for patients with Pauwels type III femoral neck fractures has become a critical problem. The purpose of this study was to compare a common standard internal reduction and fixation method for femoral neck fractures to the modified fixation methods. A computed tomography scan of the femur was performed to make a Three-dimensional (3D) model, and a fracture line was simulated in the femoral neck. 3Dfinite element analysis was carried out for different insertion methods of cannulated tension screws. Six healthy femur specimens were harvested from three formalin-fixed cadavers, and Pauwels type III femoral neck fracture was artificially created in bilateral femurs. The right side was treated with the inverted triangle construct method and the left side by the modified screw fixation method. After fixation, uniaxial compression and maximum load experiments on the bilateral femoral necks were carried out using the non-contact full-field dynamic strain measurement system (VIC-3D) on a pressure testing machine. Both 3D finite element analysis and biomechanical study showed that the modified screw fixation method(group D) provided better anti-shearing and anti-rotation properties for Pauwels type III femoral neck fractures, and offered better interfragmentary compression. Therefore, this modified screw fixation method can offer patients a better option for treatment of Pauwels type III femoral neck fractures. Changing the placement of the anterosuperior screw in the inverted triangle construct as perpendicular to the fracture line has the advantages in anti-shearing, anti-rotation and increasing interfragmentary compression.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D001863 Bone Screws Specialized devices used in ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY to repair bone fractures. Bone Screw,Screw, Bone,Screws, Bone
D005260 Female Females
D005265 Femoral Neck Fractures Fractures of the short, constricted portion of the thigh bone between the femur head and the trochanters. It excludes intertrochanteric fractures which are HIP FRACTURES. Femur Neck Fractures,Femoral Neck Fracture,Femur Neck Fracture
D005593 Fracture Fixation, Internal The use of internal devices (metal plates, nails, rods, etc.) to hold the position of a fracture in proper alignment. Osteosynthesis, Fracture,Fixation, Internal Fracture,Fixations, Internal Fracture,Fracture Fixations, Internal,Fracture Osteosyntheses,Fracture Osteosynthesis,Internal Fracture Fixation,Internal Fracture Fixations,Osteosyntheses, Fracture
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001696 Biomechanical Phenomena The properties, processes, and behavior of biological systems under the action of mechanical forces. Biomechanics,Kinematics,Biomechanic Phenomena,Mechanobiological Phenomena,Biomechanic,Biomechanic Phenomenas,Phenomena, Biomechanic,Phenomena, Biomechanical,Phenomena, Mechanobiological,Phenomenas, Biomechanic
D055595 Mechanical Phenomena The properties and processes of materials that affect their behavior under force. Mechanical Concepts,Mechanical Processes,Mechanical Phenomenon,Mechanical Process,Concept, Mechanical,Concepts, Mechanical,Mechanical Concept,Phenomena, Mechanical,Phenomenon, Mechanical,Process, Mechanical,Processes, Mechanical
D020342 Finite Element Analysis A computer based method of simulating or analyzing the behavior of structures or components. Analysis, Finite Element,Analyses, Finite Element,Element Analyses, Finite,Element Analysis, Finite,Finite Element Analyses

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