title: Biomechanical analysis of pullout strengths of rotator cuff and glenoid anchors: 2011 update.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the biomechanical and design characteristics of newer suture anchors.
  
  
  METHODS
  Suture anchors were tested in fresh porcine metaphyseal cortex and cancellous troughs by use of an established protocol. A mechanical testing machine applied tensile loads parallel to the axis of insertion at 12.5 mm/s until failure, and mean anchor failure strengths were calculated. The mode of failure was recorded. Rotator cuff anchors tested included the Doubleplay and Opus SpeedScrew (ArthroCare Sports Medicine, Sunnyvale, CA); PEEK Intraline and PEEK Zip (Stryker, San Jose, CA); Paladin, SuperRevo FT, and CrossFT (ConMed Linvatec, Largo, FL); Piton (Tornier, Warsaw, IN); Ti Screw, ALLthread PEEK, LactoScrew, ALLthread Ti, and ALLthread PEEK knotless (Biomet Sports Medicine, Warsaw, IN). Glenoid anchors included the Gryphon BR P (DePuy-Mitek, Raynham, MA) and JuggerKnot 1.4 (Biomet Sports Medicine).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mean cortical failure loads for cuff anchors were as follows: Doubleplay 5.0, 279 N; Doubleplay 6.5, 338 N; Opus SpeedScrew 5.5, 356 N; Opus SpeedScrew 6.5, 336 N; PEEK Intraline 5.5, 263 N; PEEK Intraline 6.5, 344 N; PEEK Zip 5.5, 435 N; PEEK Zip 6.5, 502 N; Paladin 5.0, 500 N; Paladin 6.5, 521 N; SuperRevo FT, 496 N; CrossFT, 569 N; Piton, 379 N; Ti Screw 5.0, 457 N; Ti Screw 6.5, 443 N; ALLthread PEEK 5.5, 476 N; LactoScrew 5.5, 403 N; ALLthread Ti 5.0, 526 N; ALLthread Ti 6.5, 653 N; and ALLthread PEEK knotless, 441 N). Mean cortical failure loads for glenoid anchors were 161 N for Gryphon BR P and 239 N for JuggerKnot 1.4. Mean cancellous bone failure loads for cuff anchors were Doubleplay 5.0, 263 N; Doubleplay 6.5, 340 N; Opus SpeedScrew 5.5, 356 N; Opus SpeedScrew 6.5, 344 N; PEEK Intraline 5.5, 274 N; PEEK Intraline 6.5, 327 N; PEEK Zip 5.5, 401 N; PEEK Zip 6.5, 396 N; Paladin 5.0, 427 N; Paladin 6.5, 491 N; SuperRevo FT, 483 N; CrossFT, 547 N; Piton, 365 N; Ti Screw 5.0, 420 N; Ti Screw 6.5, 448 N; ALLthread PEEK 5.5, 475 N; LactoScrew 5.5, 435 N; ALLthread Ti 5.0, 512 N; ALLthread Ti 6.5, 612 N; and ALLthread PEEK knotless, 466 N). Mean cancellous failure loads for glenoid anchors were 117 N for Gryphon BR P and 194 N for JuggerKnot 1.4. None of the anchors had pullout as the predominant failure mode. Eyelet failure was the predominant failure mode for Doubleplay, Opus SpeedScrew, PEEK Intraline, Gryphon BR P, ALLthread Ti 6.5, ALLthread PEEK 5.5, and LactoScrew.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Failure load was not dependent on anchor location (cancellous or cortical bone) (P = .58) but was dependent on anchor type (cuff anchor or glenoid anchor) (P < .001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Whereas larger fully threaded screw anchors designed for rotator cuff repair showed higher failure strengths than smaller non-screw anchors designed for glenoid repairs (P < .05), the larger version of a screw anchor for a cuff repair did not provide a statistically greater failure load than the smaller screw anchor.
authors.affiliation: Plano Orthopedic Sports Medicine and Spine Center, Plano, Texas 75093, USA.
authors.forename: F Alan
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Barber
authors.forename: Morley A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Herbert
authors.forename: Onur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Hapa
authors.forename: Jay H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Rapley
authors.forename: Cameron A K
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Barber
authors.forename: James A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Bynum
authors.forename: Scott A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Hrnack
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D001863:Bone Screws; D004867:Equipment Design; D004868:Equipment Failure; D008422:Materials Testing / Q000379:methods; D017006:Rotator Cuff / Q000601:surgery*; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D053441:Suture Anchors / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000145:classification; D013552:Swine; D016474:Weight-Bearing