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KMID : 1207720160080040373
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Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery
2016 Volume.8 No. 4 p.373 ~ p.378
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Biomechanical Analysis of a Novel Wedge Locking Plate in a Porcine Tibial Model
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Ha Jeong-Ku
Yeom Chul-Hyun
Jang Ho-Su
Song Han-Eui
Lee Sung-Jae
Kim Kang-Hee
Chung Kyu-Sung
Bhat Mahendar Gururaj
Kim Jin-Goo
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Abstract
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Background: The purpose of this study was to analyze biomechanical properties of a novel wedge locking plate in medial open wedge high tibial osteotomy (OWHTO) in a porcine tibial model.
Methods: A uniform 8-mm OWHTO was performed in 12 porcine tibiae. Six of them were subsequently fixed with the plate without a wedge, whereas the other 6 were additionally reinforced with a metal wedge of 8 mm. Biomechanical properties (stiffness, displacement of the osteotomy gap, and failure load) were evaluated under axial load. The different modes of failure were also investigated.
Results: The plate showed an axial stiffness of 2,457 ± 450 N/mm with a wedge and 1,969 ± 874 N/mm without a wedge. The maximum failure load was 5,380 ± 952 N with a wedge and 4,354 ± 607 N without a wedge. The plate with a wedge had a significantly greater failure load and significantly less displacement of medial gap at failure than that without a wedge (p = 0.041 and p = 0.002, respectively). The axial stiffness was not different between the two types of fixation. Most failures were caused by lateral cortex breakage and there was no implant failure.
Conclusions: The novel wedge locking plate showed excellent biomechanical properties and an additional wedge provided significant improvement. This plate can be a good fixation method for OWHTO.
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KEYWORD
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Knee, High tibial osteotomy, Open wedge osteotomy
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