A biomechanical analysis of double-screw, double-button, and screw-button fixation constructs in patient-specific instrument-guided Latarjet procedure. 2023

Brandon L Ziegenfuss, and Marine M Launay, and Jashint C Maharaj, and Nicholas R Green, and Kathir Azhagan Stalin, and Gregory Barlow, and Deniz U Erbulut, and Sarah L Whitehouse, and Praveen Vijaysegaran, and Peter Pivonka, and Kenneth Cutbush, and Ashish Gupta
Queensland Unit for Advanced Shoulder Research (QUASR), Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.

BACKGROUND The Latarjet coracoid transfer procedure reliably stabilizes the glenohumeral joint for shoulder instability. However, complications such as graft osteolysis, nonunion and fracture continue to affect patient clinical outcomes. The double-screw (SS) construct is regarded as the gold standard method of fixation. SS constructs are associated with graft osteolysis. More recently, a double-button technique (BB) has been suggested to minimize graft-related complications. However, BB constructs are associated with fibrous nonunion. To mitigate this risk, a single screw combined with a single button (SB) construct has been proposed. It is thought that this technique incorporates the strength of the SS construct and allows micromotion superiorly to mitigate stress shielding-related graft osteolysis. OBJECTIVE The primary aim of this study was to compare the failure load of SS, BB, and SB constructs under a standardized biomechanical loading protocol. The secondary aim was to characterize the displacement of each construct throughout testing. METHODS Computed tomography scans of 20 matched-pair cadaveric scapulae were performed. Specimens were harvested and dissected free of soft tissue. SS and BB techniques were randomly assigned to specimens for matched-pair comparison with SB trials. A patient-specific instrument (PSI)-guided Latarjet procedure was performed on each scapula. Specimens were tested using a uniaxial mechanical testing device under cyclic loading (100 cycles, 1 Hz, 200 N/s) followed by a load-to-failure protocol (0.5 mm/s). Construct failure was defined by graft fracture, screw avulsion, and/or graft displacement of more than 5 mm. RESULTS Forty scapulae from 20 fresh frozen cadavers with a mean age of 69.3 years underwent testing. On average, SS constructs failed at 537.8 N (SD 296.8), whereas BB constructs failed at 135.1 N (SD 71.4). SB constructs required a significantly greater load to fail compared with BB constructs (283.5 N, SD 162.8, P = .039). Additionally, SS (1.9 mm, IQR 0.87) had a significantly lower maximum total graft displacement during the cyclic loading protocol compared with SB (3.8 mm, IQR 2.4, P = .007) and BB (7.4 mm, IQR 3.1, P < .001) constructs. CONCLUSIONS These findings support the potential of the SB fixation technique as a viable alternative to SS and BB constructs. Clinically, the SB technique could reduce the incidence of loading-related graft complications seen in the first 3 months of BB Latarjet cases. The study is limited to time-specific results and does not account for bone union or osteolysis.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007593 Joint Instability Lack of stability of a joint or joint prosthesis. Hypermobility, Joint,Instability, Joint,Laxity, Joint,Hypermobilities, Joint,Instabilities, Joint,Joint Hypermobilities,Joint Hypermobility,Joint Instabilities,Joint Laxities,Joint Laxity,Laxities, Joint
D010014 Osteolysis Dissolution of bone that particularly involves the removal or loss of calcium. Osteolyses
D011183 Postoperative Complications Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery. Complication, Postoperative,Complications, Postoperative,Postoperative Complication
D001863 Bone Screws Specialized devices used in ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY to repair bone fractures. Bone Screw,Screw, Bone,Screws, Bone
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D012540 Scapula Also called the shoulder blade, it is a flat triangular bone, a pair of which form the back part of the shoulder girdle. Scapulae,Shoulder Blade,Shoulder Blades
D012785 Shoulder Joint The articulation between the head of the HUMERUS and the glenoid cavity of the SCAPULA. Glenohumeral Joint,Glenoid Labrum,Glenohumeral Joints,Joint, Glenohumeral,Joint, Shoulder,Joints, Glenohumeral,Joints, Shoulder,Labrum, Glenoid,Shoulder Joints

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