%0 Journal Article
%T Use of locking fibular plates versus non-locking dual plate fixation: A biomechanical study.
%A Epperly S
%A Nedley A
%A Chung JH
%A Rodrigues E
%A Johnson J
%J J Clin Orthop Trauma
%V 53
%N 0
%D 2024 Jun
%M 39036509
暂无%R 10.1016/j.jcot.2024.102439
%X <B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Distal fibula osteoporotic comminuted fractures are challenging to treat and are often treated with periarticular locking plates. This study examined the biomechanical difference between locked plating and dual non-locked one-third tubular plating.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Using an osteoporotic Sawbones fibula model, simulated fracture were fixated with one-third tubular dual plating and locked periarticular plating. The samples were then torqued to failure and peak torque, stiffness, and displacement were recorded.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>The peak torque of the dual plating group was found to be statistically higher than the periarticular locked plating group (0.841 Nm and 0.740 Nm respectively; p = 0.024). However overall stiffness calculated at each 10° increment of displacement was noted to have no significant difference between the two constructs.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Dual non-locked plating of distal fibula osteoporotic comminuted fractures is biomechanically equivalent to locked periarticular plating.