title: Fixation of greater tuberosity fractures: a biomechanical comparison of three techniques.
abstract: The fixation of displaced greater tuberosity fractures with 5-0 Fiberwire, Fiberwire tape, and 5-0 Ethibond sutures was compared in 12 pairs of cadaveric humeri. A simulated fracture was created and fixed with suture in a figure-of-eight pattern. The tuberosity was cyclically loaded and its displacement measured. There was no statistical difference in fixation stability between the three suture types.
authors.affiliation: NYU-Hospital for Joint Diseases Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 301 East 17th Street, New York, New York 10003, USA.
authors.forename: Charbel
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ishak
authors.forename: Deenesh
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sahajpal
authors.forename: Alexis
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chiang
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Atallah
authors.forename: Frederick
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kummer
authors.forename: Laith M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Jazrawi
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D015519:Bone Density; D001864:Bone Wires; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D006811:Humerus; D016268:Internal Fixators; D008422:Materials Testing; D013537:Sutures; D013718:Tensile Strength