title: A comparison of the strength and stability of six techniques of cerclage wire fixation for fractures.
abstract: An in vitro comparison of six methods of cerclage wire fixation was performed using 1-mm-diameter stainless steel wire. A testing apparatus was designed to simulate the tensile forces on a cerclage wire around a femoral shaft fracture. The hairpin cerclage knot that we describe generated significantly higher initial compressive force (p < 0.001) and had significantly higher tensile strength (p < 0.02) compared with the other five methods.
authors.affiliation: Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Toronto Hospital, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Davey
mesh_terms: D001864:Bone Wires; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D013718:Tensile Strength