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CLINICAL BIOMECHANICS
Volume 108, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2023.106060
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Femoral neck fractures; Cannulated compression screws; Femoral neck system; Biomechanics; Finite element analysis
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This study compares the biomechanical stability of the newly invented femoral neck system and three inverted-triangle cannulated compression screws in treating non-anatomical reduction Pauwels type-III femoral neck fractures. The results show that the femoral neck system has weaker stability compared to the three inverted-triangle cannulated compression screws. Therefore, anatomical reduction or positive buttress should be recommended during fracture reduction in femoral neck fractures.
Background: High shear force is a major factor detrimental to the healing of vertical femoral neck fractures. In addition to firm fixation, reduction quality is crucial for postoperative stability. The present study aimed to compare the biomechanical stability of the newly invented femoral neck system and three inverted-triangle cannulated compression screws treatments for non-anatomical reduction of Pauwels type-III femoral neck fractures. Methods: A total of 18 non-anatomical reduction Pauwels type-III femoral neck fracture finite element models were fabricated and fixed using three inverted-triangle cannulated compression screws or the femoral neck system. A 1950-N force was applied to the femoral head to simulate the physiological load during a single-leg stance. Parameters of the maximum total deformation, the interfragmentary gap, and the maximum von Mises stress of the implants and the proximal femur were analyzed. Findings: The results of the maximum total deformation, interfragmentary gap, and maximum von Mises stress of the implants in the negative-negative buttress model fixed by the femoral neck system were the largest among all groups (3.58 mm, 0.252 mm, and 729.68 MPa, respectively). In contrast, the anatomical-anatomical reduction model fixed by three inverted-triangle cannulated compression screws demonstrated the minimum total deformation, interfragmentary gap, and minimum von Mises stress of implants (1.107 mm, 0.09 mm, and 189.83 MPa, respectively). Interpretation: Anatomical reduction or positive buttress in femoral neck fractures should be recommended during fracture reduction. The femoral neck system showed weaker biomechanical stability than three inverted-triangle cannulated compression screws in treating Pauwels type-III femoral neck fractures.
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