Fixation of greater tuberosity fractures: a biomechanical comparison of three techniques.
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.
Ishak
Charbel
C
NYU-Hospital for Joint Diseases Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 301 East 17th Street, New York, New York 10003, USA.
Sahajpal
Deenesh
D
Chiang
Alexis
A
Atallah
William
W
Kummer
Frederick
F
Jazrawi
Laith M
LM
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