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A Biomechanical Study of Calcaneal Tuberosity Avulsion Fracture: A Comparison Between Three-Screw Versus Two-Screw
Kwong-Lee Wan1, Sugesh Raghavan2, YeokPin Chua3
1Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital, Ipoh, MYS.
Abstract:
A calcaneal tuberosity avulsion fracture constitutes a sub-group of calcaneal fractures and it poses a high risk of soft tissue compromise, necessitating urgent reduction and fixation. This fracture was commonly treated with screw fixation, and fixation failure associated with this method has been reported in the literature. In light of this, we tested and compared the strength of two-screw (2S) versus three-screw (3S) fixations, where the third screw was fixed from the posterior calcaneal tuberosity towards the anterior process in addition to the two parallel screws. Synthetic calcaneum models were tested with an Instron machine to measure the maximum tensile load and stiffness. The mean maximum tensile loads for 3S and 2S were 455.8 N (SD = 47.4) and 341.0 N (SD = 30.9), respectively, and the difference was statistically significant. The mean stiffnesses for 3S and 2S were 29.2 N/mm (SD = 1.8) and 29.7 N/mm (SD = 2.0), but this difference did not reach statistical significance. Based on our findings, the added third screw increased the pull-out strength and can be inserted percutaneously to minimize soft tissue compromise.
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