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BACKGROUND:There are currently various surgical methods of patel a fracture, and they have advantages and disadvantages, thus cannot wel meet the requirements of patients. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate biomechanical properties of internal fixation plate to treat patel ar fracture and to provide theoretical evidence for clinical application. METHODS:According to the statistics of patel a in the Chinese population, a titanium al oy spider internal fixation plate was designed and manufactured for the treatment of patel ar fractures. Knee joint specimens in six fresh cadavers were randomly divided into two groups and the comminuted fracture model of patel a were established. The models were fixed with internal fixation plate of patel a and NiTi patel ar concentrator. Biomechanical tests were carried out to compare the biomechanical properties. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Both the two fixation methods could meet the 1-kN quadriceps femoris contraction. The internal fixation plate of patel a was superior to NiTi patel ar concentrator in the patel ar isolation shift, muscle strength and joint strength, as wel as mechanical properties of patel a-point surface. There were significant differences between the two groups (P<0.05). The internal fixation plate of patel a is designed in accordance with the anatomical and biomechanical properties of the patel a, the fixation strength can completely meet clinical requirement and deserve further application.
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Objective To investigate the relationship among the spinous process open degree,the relative displacement of the lumbar facet joints(LFJ),and the morphologic change of the intervertebral foramina.Methods From Nov 2010 to Jun 2012,a total of 6 human fresh cadaveric spines was used in this study.All the ligaments were kept.The relative displacement of the corresponding segments LFJ,and the change of height and width of intervertebral foramen were measured through the corresponding open L3-4 and L4-5 spinous process,respectively.Results Lumbar degeneration was described with the following indices including the proliferation and displacement of LFJ,deformation of the intervertebral foramen morphogenesis,nerve root oppression,and lumbar intervertebral stenosis.When the interspinous process spacer was opened up to 2 mm,lumbar intervertebral foramen heights at the L3-4 and L4-5 [(15.62 ± 0.73) mm,(14.67 ± 0.75) mm] were significantly increased (t =26.00,16.02,P ＜ 0.01) compared to the original state [(13.89 ± 0.77) mm,(12.48 ± 0.80)mm].When the interspinous process spacer was opened up to 4mm,lumbar intervertebral foramen heights at the L3-4 and L4-5 [(17.13 ± 0.78) mm,(16.74 ± 0.76) mm] were significantly increased (t =36.15,30.69,P ＜ 0.01) compared to the original state.The foraminal height with a 4 mm distraction was significantly greater than the 2 mm distraction (t =20.82,21.72,P ＜0.01).When the interspinous distraction was 2 mm,L FJ displacement at the L3-4and L4-5 [(0.31 ±0.04) mm,(0.34 ± 0.07) mm] was significantly better than the original state [(0.63 ± 0.03) mm,(0.56±0.05)mm] (t =61.97,58.91,P ＜0.01).When the interspinous distraction was 4 mm,LFJ displacement at the L3-4 and L4-5 [(0.10 ±0.04) mm,(0.12 ±0.06) mm] was significantly better than the original state (t =18.69,18.88,P ＜0.01).No significant difference was found in the change of the intervertebral foramen width [(8.65 ± 0.38) mm,(7.78 ± 0.37) mm] at the 2 mm interspinous distraction compared to the original state(P ＞ 0.05),but a statistically significant difference was found at the 4 mm interspinous distraction compared to the original state [(9.03 ± 0.41) mm,(8.05 ± 0.32) mm] (t =7.78,7.97,P ＜ 0.01).Conclusions Spinous process shove off can effectively improve LFJ displacement,and increase the intervertebral foramen height,but the increase of its width needs to shove off enough distance.
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BACKGROUND:The traditional surgical method have large trauma in the treatment of tibiofibular syndesmosis injury, and cannot wel complete the repair of ligament. But the suture anchor has clear effect for ligament repair, ligament reconstruction and bone connection. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the biomechanical properties of the suture anchor in the treatment of tibiofibular syndesmotic injury, and to compare with lag screw internal fixation. METHODS:Eight ankle joint specimens were col ected, and the biomechanical experiment was performed for stress analysis. The suture anchor technology and lag screw internal fixation were used respectively to treat the tibiofibular syndesmotic injury. The biomechanical properties of the stress strength, stiffness and stability were compared. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The biomechanical properties of the stress strength, stiffness and stability of suture anchor technology for the treatment of tibiofibular syndesmotic injury were better than those of lag screw internal fixation, and there were significant differences in the strength and stiffness between two methods (P<0.05);the stress shielding rate of suture anchor technology was lower than that of lag screw internal fixation, and the difference was significant (P<0.05);the tibiofibular syndesmosis separated displacement of suture anchor technology was lower than that of lag screw internal fixation, and the difference was significant (P<0.05). The results indicate that the suture anchor technology is a minimal invasion and good method to realize physiological reconstruction and elastic fixation with stable fixation strength and less trauma, and without secondary operation.