A biomechanical experiment and clinical study of the use of figure of eight plus circular wiring fixation for the treatment of olecranon fractures

Wang,Wulian; Wu,Guangwen; Shen,Fuer; Zhang,Yiyuan; Liu,Xianxiang

doi:10.3892/etm.2012.731

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A biomechanical experiment and clinical study of the use of figure of eight plus circular wiring fixation for the treatment of olecranon fractures

Authors:
- Wulian Wang
- Guangwen Wu
- Fuer Shen
- Yiyuan Zhang
- Xianxiang Liu
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Affiliations: Academy of Integrative Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou 350122, P.R. China, Department of Management, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou 350122, P.R. China, Department of Orthopedics, the Fuzhou No. 2 Hospital, Fuzhou 350007, P.R. China
Pages: 1081-1086
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Published online on: October 1, 2012

https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2012.731
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Abstract

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the stability of the figure of eight plus circular wiring fixation technique compared with four common internal fixation techniques and to provide experimental data for the selection of internal fixation techniques clinically. A total of 20 fresh cadaveric elbow joints were used as transverse, oblique and comminuted olecranon fracture models. Five techniques of internal fixation were investigated: circular wiring, figure of eight wiring, circular plus figure of eight wiring, Kirschner wire (K‑wire) and screw fixation. The elbow joints were flexed at 90˚. The fixation performance was tested using a high‑precision displacement sensor. Displacement‑load curves revealed that the strength of internal fixation was weakest when using circular wiring alone and that circular wiring plus figure of eight wiring fixation was stronger than that of figure of eight wiring or screw fixation. The difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). There were no significant differences between circular wiring plus figure of eight wiring fixation and K‑wire fixation in the transverse and oblique fracture models (P>0.05). However, figure of eight plus circular wiring fixation was superior to K‑wire fixation in the comminuted fracture model, with a tensile force of 67.42±2.17 vs. 58.52±2.17 N, respectively (P<0.05). All 152 patients with olecranon fractures who received circular wiring plus figure of eight wiring fixation recovered and 108 were included in the follow‑up for an average of 12 months. The rate of excellent/fairly good recovery was 98.10%. Due to its reliability, simple surgery, lower invasiveness and lower cost, figure of eight plus circular wiring fixation is an ideal choice for the internal fixation of olecranon fractures, particularly comminuted fractures, compared with circular wiring, figure of eight wiring or screw fixation.

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A biomechanical experiment and clinical study of the use of figure of eight plus circular wiring fixation for the treatment of olecranon fractures

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