Research Article

Soft tissue tendon graft fixation in the tibial tunnel with a bioabsorbable screw-EndoPearl combination in tibiae of low bone mineral density: a biomechanical study

Volume: 38 Number: 4 September 11, 2006
  • Yavuz Kocabey
  • Akbar Nawab
  • John Nyland
  • U. Isikan
  • David Caborn
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Soft tissue tendon graft fixation in the tibial tunnel with a bioabsorbable screw-EndoPearl combination in tibiae of low bone mineral density: a biomechanical study

Abstract

Objectives: This biomechanical study evaluated soft tissue tendon graft fixation in the tibial tunnel using a bioabsorbable interference screw with or without supplemental EndoPearl device.
Methods: Ten bovine tibiae were stripped of all soft tissues and bone tunnels 7 mm in diameter were drilled with dilation to 9 mm. Tibialis anterior allografts were fixed with a screw (10 mm in diameter, 30 mm in length) in five tibiae of high bone mineral density (1.36 g/cm2), and with a screw-EndoPearl combination in five tibiae of low bone mineral density (0.84 g/cm2). The specimens were cycled 10 times from 10 to 50 N, and 500 times from 50 to 200 N in a servo hydraulic test device prior to ultimate loadat-failure testing at a rate of 20 mm/min.
Results: No statistically significant differences were found between the two fixation groups with respect to displacement and stiffness during cyclic testing, and with respect to load at failure, displacement, and stiffness during load-to-failure testing (p>0.05).
Conclusion: The finding of similar results in both fixation groups with respect to displacement and stiffness during cyclic testing and during load-to-failure testing suggests that a screw-EndoPearl combination in tibiae of low bone mineral density may be helpful in the prevention of graft slippage.

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English

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Health Care Administration

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Research Article

Authors

Yavuz Kocabey This is me

Akbar Nawab This is me

John Nyland This is me

U. Isikan This is me

David Caborn This is me

Publication Date

September 11, 2006

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March 7, 2014

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Year 2004 Volume: 38 Number: 4

APA
Kocabey, Y., Nawab, A., Nyland, J., Isikan, U., & Caborn, D. (2006). Soft tissue tendon graft fixation in the tibial tunnel with a bioabsorbable screw-EndoPearl combination in tibiae of low bone mineral density: a biomechanical study. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 38(4), 282-287. https://izlik.org/JA47FA56MX
AMA
1.Kocabey Y, Nawab A, Nyland J, Isikan U, Caborn D. Soft tissue tendon graft fixation in the tibial tunnel with a bioabsorbable screw-EndoPearl combination in tibiae of low bone mineral density: a biomechanical study. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;38(4):282-287. https://izlik.org/JA47FA56MX
Chicago
Kocabey, Yavuz, Akbar Nawab, John Nyland, U. Isikan, and David Caborn. 2006. “Soft Tissue Tendon Graft Fixation in the Tibial Tunnel With a Bioabsorbable Screw-EndoPearl Combination in Tibiae of Low Bone Mineral Density: A Biomechanical Study”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 38 (4): 282-87. https://izlik.org/JA47FA56MX.
EndNote
Kocabey Y, Nawab A, Nyland J, Isikan U, Caborn D (September 1, 2006) Soft tissue tendon graft fixation in the tibial tunnel with a bioabsorbable screw-EndoPearl combination in tibiae of low bone mineral density: a biomechanical study. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 38 4 282–287.
IEEE
[1]Y. Kocabey, A. Nawab, J. Nyland, U. Isikan, and D. Caborn, “Soft tissue tendon graft fixation in the tibial tunnel with a bioabsorbable screw-EndoPearl combination in tibiae of low bone mineral density: a biomechanical study”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 38, no. 4, pp. 282–287, Sept. 2006, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA47FA56MX
ISNAD
Kocabey, Yavuz - Nawab, Akbar - Nyland, John - Isikan, U. - Caborn, David. “Soft Tissue Tendon Graft Fixation in the Tibial Tunnel With a Bioabsorbable Screw-EndoPearl Combination in Tibiae of Low Bone Mineral Density: A Biomechanical Study”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 38/4 (September 1, 2006): 282-287. https://izlik.org/JA47FA56MX.
JAMA
1.Kocabey Y, Nawab A, Nyland J, Isikan U, Caborn D. Soft tissue tendon graft fixation in the tibial tunnel with a bioabsorbable screw-EndoPearl combination in tibiae of low bone mineral density: a biomechanical study. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;38:282–287.
MLA
Kocabey, Yavuz, et al. “Soft Tissue Tendon Graft Fixation in the Tibial Tunnel With a Bioabsorbable Screw-EndoPearl Combination in Tibiae of Low Bone Mineral Density: A Biomechanical Study”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 38, no. 4, Sept. 2006, pp. 282-7, https://izlik.org/JA47FA56MX.
Vancouver
1.Yavuz Kocabey, Akbar Nawab, John Nyland, U. Isikan, David Caborn. Soft tissue tendon graft fixation in the tibial tunnel with a bioabsorbable screw-EndoPearl combination in tibiae of low bone mineral density: a biomechanical study. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica [Internet]. 2006 Sep. 1;38(4):282-7. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA47FA56MX