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Biomechanical analysis of load transmission characteristics of limited carpal fusions used to treat Kienböck’s disease

Year 2005, Volume: 39 Issue: 4, 351 - 355, 11.09.2006

Abstract

Objectives: Although limited carpal fusions used in the treatment of Kienböck’s disease are thought to act by decreasing the loads on the lunate, biomechanical studies show that capitohamate fusion acts oppositely to what is expected. This experimental study was designed to resolve this paradox,
Methods: In a biomechanical cadaveric study, load transmissions at the radioulnacarpal joint were investigated under 140 and 210 newtons of load with three wrist postures, namely, neutral, ulnar and radial deviations, in five intact wrists and after scaphotrapeziotrapezoid, capitohamate, and scaphocapitate fusions.
Results: Under 140 newtons of load, the loads imposed to the lunate decreased following scaphotrapeziotrapezoid and scaphocapitate fusions, but increased after capitohamate fusion. However, when the load was increased to 210 newtons, there were no differences between intact wrists and limited carpal fusions in respect to the loads exerted on the lunate. In all the situations, the lunate was subjected to a significantly greater load in ulnar deviation.
Conclusion: These results suggest that limited carpal fusions do not alter load transmission characteristics of the wrist joint under 210 newtons of load. The etiology of the Kienböck’s disease seems to be related to an overload in ulnar deviation and the beneficial effect of limited carpal fusions seems to be associated with restricted ulnar deviation of the wrist rather than load transmission characteristics.

Kienböck hastalığı tedavisinde sınırlı karpal füzyonların yük aktarma özelliklerinin biyomekanik analizi

Year 2005, Volume: 39 Issue: 4, 351 - 355, 11.09.2006

Abstract

Amaç: Kienböck hastalığı tedavisinde kullanılan sınırlı karpal füzyonların lunatum üzerindeki yükü azaltarak etki ettikleri düşünülmesine karşın, biyomekanik çalışmalar kapitohamat füzyonunda lunatum yükünün arttığını göstermektedir. Bu deneysel çalışma bu çelişkiyi aydınlatmak amacıyla planlandı.
Çalışma planı: Bu biyomekanik çalışmada, beş taze kadavra el bileğinde, 140 ve 210 newtonluk (N) yüklenmeler altında sağlam eklemlerle ve sınırlı karpal füzyonlarda (skafotrapeziotrapezoid, skafokapitat, kapitohamat) nötral, radial ve ulnar deviyasyonda yük dağılımları incelendi.
Sonuçlar: Yüklenme 140 N iken, skafotrapeziotrapezoid ve skafokapitat füzyon sonrasında her pozisyonda lunatuma gelen yüklerde azalma, kapitohamat füzyon sonrasında artış görüldü. Yüklenme 210 N’ye çıkarıldığında, yüklerin dağılımı sağlam el bileğinde elde edilen değerlerden farklı değildi. Her iki yüklenme altında da, ulnar deviyasyonda iken lunatumun anlamlı derecede daha fazla yük altında kaldığı görüldü.
Çıkarımlar: Bu sonuçlar, 210 N’lik yüklenme altında, sınırlı karpal füzyonların el bileğindeki yük dağılımını değiştirmediğini göstermektedir. Kienböck hastalığı etyolojisinde ulnar deviyasyon yüklenmesi olduğu ve sınırlı karpal füzyonların el bileği yüklenme özelliklerini değiştirerek değil, ulnar deviyasyonu kısıtlayarak etki ettiği düşünülebilir.

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Primary Language English
Subjects Health Care Administration
Journal Section Experimental Study
Authors

Izge Gunal This is me

Ozal Ozcan This is me

Bahadir Uyulgan This is me

Onder Baran This is me

Candan Arman This is me

Vasfi Karatosun This is me

Publication Date September 11, 2006
Published in Issue Year 2005 Volume: 39 Issue: 4

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APA Gunal, I., Ozcan, O., Uyulgan, B., Baran, O., et al. (2006). Biomechanical analysis of load transmission characteristics of limited carpal fusions used to treat Kienböck’s disease. Acta Orthopaedica Et Traumatologica Turcica, 39(4), 351-355.
AMA Gunal I, Ozcan O, Uyulgan B, Baran O, Arman C, Karatosun V. Biomechanical analysis of load transmission characteristics of limited carpal fusions used to treat Kienböck’s disease. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. September 2006;39(4):351-355.
Chicago Gunal, Izge, Ozal Ozcan, Bahadir Uyulgan, Onder Baran, Candan Arman, and Vasfi Karatosun. “Biomechanical Analysis of Load Transmission Characteristics of Limited Carpal Fusions Used to Treat Kienböck’s Disease”. Acta Orthopaedica Et Traumatologica Turcica 39, no. 4 (September 2006): 351-55.
EndNote Gunal I, Ozcan O, Uyulgan B, Baran O, Arman C, Karatosun V (September 1, 2006) Biomechanical analysis of load transmission characteristics of limited carpal fusions used to treat Kienböck’s disease. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 39 4 351–355.
IEEE I. Gunal, O. Ozcan, B. Uyulgan, O. Baran, C. Arman, and V. Karatosun, “Biomechanical analysis of load transmission characteristics of limited carpal fusions used to treat Kienböck’s disease”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 39, no. 4, pp. 351–355, 2006.
ISNAD Gunal, Izge et al. “Biomechanical Analysis of Load Transmission Characteristics of Limited Carpal Fusions Used to Treat Kienböck’s Disease”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 39/4 (September 2006), 351-355.
JAMA Gunal I, Ozcan O, Uyulgan B, Baran O, Arman C, Karatosun V. Biomechanical analysis of load transmission characteristics of limited carpal fusions used to treat Kienböck’s disease. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;39:351–355.
MLA Gunal, Izge et al. “Biomechanical Analysis of Load Transmission Characteristics of Limited Carpal Fusions Used to Treat Kienböck’s Disease”. Acta Orthopaedica Et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 39, no. 4, 2006, pp. 351-5.
Vancouver Gunal I, Ozcan O, Uyulgan B, Baran O, Arman C, Karatosun V. Biomechanical analysis of load transmission characteristics of limited carpal fusions used to treat Kienböck’s disease. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;39(4):351-5.