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Biomechanical properties of absorbable implants in finger fractures
F Fitoussi1, W Lu, W Y Ip
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong.
Journal of Hand Surgery (Edinburgh, Scotland)
|May 8, 1998
Abstract:
The mechanical rigidity of five different methods of pin fixation in two proximal phalangeal fracture models was studied and absorbable implants were compared with metallic implants in a biomechanical cadaver study. Thirty phalanges were tested in apex palmar bending, compression and torsion. Results showed that rigidity of absorbable implants was comparable with metallic implants, except in torsion.