Chinese Journal Of Clinical Anatomy ›› 2018, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (2): 215-220.doi: 10.13418/j.issn.1001-165x.2018.02.019

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Biomechanical comparison and analysis of three kinds of fixators in the treatment of Lisfranc injuries

LIU Shuai 1,2, XU Yong-qing 2, ZHANG Xu-lin 1,2,  SUN Pei-dong 3, LIANG Dong-zhu 3   

  1. 1. Graduate Department of Kunming Medical University , Kunming 650032 , China ;  2. Orthopedic Center of Kunming General Hospital, Chengdu military Region, PLA , Kunming 650032 , China;  3. Department of Anatomy , Southern Medical University ,Guangzhou 510515, China
  • Online:2018-03-25 Published:2018-05-04

Abstract:

Objective To evaluate the stability of new Ni-Ti memory alloy four-corner fixator in treatment of Lisfranc injuries and conduct comparative analysis with dorsal plate and transarticular screw fixation. Methods 6 sides of lower limbs from fresh adult cadavers were chosen to test static rigidity under the condition of 600Naxial load by ElectroForce® 3510 system. Groups were set : (A) Control, Undamaged group ; (B) Damaged group without treatment ; (C) Damaged group fixed by new Ni-Ti memory alloy four-corner fixator ;  (D) Damaged group fixed by dorsal Plate ; (E) Damaged group fixed by transarticular screw fixation. Group B , C and D were cyclically loaded at 5 Hz between 200 and 600 N for 3000 cycles to test the change of immediate stabilization and fatigue stabilization. Results Paired t test was applied to analyze the difference of each group themselves after fatigue , which turned out to be of no statistically significance (P>0.05) . Integral rigidity  in group B was less than that in group A (P<0.05) . There was no significant difference among Group A , C and D (P>0.05) , but their integral rigidity were less than that of group E (P<0.05). Conclusion New Ni-Ti memory alloy four-corner fixator could provide significant fixation strength for the treatment of Lisfranc injuries , which lays the foundation for its clinical use.

Key words:  , Ni-Ti memory alloy,  Four-corner fixator,  Lisfranc injuries,  Biomechanics