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dc.contributor.authorHopf, Johannes Christof-
dc.contributor.authorMehler, Dorothea-
dc.contributor.authorNowak, Tobias Eckhard-
dc.contributor.authorGruszka, Dominik-
dc.contributor.authorWagner, Daniel-
dc.contributor.authorRommens, Pol Maria-
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-26T08:08:03Z-
dc.date.available2020-10-26T08:08:03Z-
dc.date.issued2020-
dc.identifier.urihttps://openscience.ub.uni-mainz.de/handle/20.500.12030/5231-
dc.description.abstractAbstract Background: Adult forearm fractures require surgical treatment in most cases. Open reduction and internal fixation with plate osteosynthesis is the therapy of choice. Intramedullary fixation offers several advantages compared to plate fixation but is not routinely used. The aim of our study was to compare a newly designed ulna nail with angular stable plating in a biomechanical testing setup of an ulna shaft fracture with a diaphyseal defect. Methods: Ten pairs of sawbones with a defect osteotomy of the ulna shaft (OTA 2U2C3) were fixed with an interlocked nail or locked plate osteosynthesis. The constructs were tested under four-point bending, torsional loading and axial loading in a servo-pneumatic testing machine to compare the stiffness of both stabilization methods. Results: The nail constructs show lower yet sufficient bending stiffness (62.25 ± 6.64 N/mm) compared to the plate constructs (71.2 ± 5.98 N/mm, p = 0.005). The torsional loading test shows superior stiffness of the plate constructs (0.24 ± 0.03 Nm/deg vs. 0.1 ± 0.01 Nm/deg; p < 0.001), while the axial loading shows superior stiffness of the nail constructs (1028.9 ± 402.1 N/mm vs. 343.9 ± 112.6 N/mm; p < 0.001). Conclusions: Intramedullary nailing of ulna shaft fractures obtains sufficient but lower stability in bending and torsional loading when compared to rigid angular stable plating and could be an alternative technique to plate fixation. The lower stability and the closed stabilization technique allow for a rapid periosteal healing, which is not present in stiffer constructs. Keywords: Nailing, Ulna shaft, Biomechanical studyen_GB
dc.description.sponsorshipDFG, Open Access-Publizieren Universität Mainz / Universitätsmedizinde
dc.language.isoengde
dc.rightsCC BY-
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/-
dc.subject.ddc610 Medizinde_DE
dc.subject.ddc610 Medical sciencesen_GB
dc.titleNailing of diaphyseal ulna fractures in adults : biomechanical evaluation of a novel implant in comparison with locked platingen_GB
dc.typeZeitschriftenaufsatzde
dc.identifier.doihttp://doi.org/10.25358/openscience-5227-
jgu.type.dinitypearticleen_GB
jgu.type.versionPublished versionde
jgu.type.resourceTextde
jgu.organisation.departmentFB 04 Medizinde
jgu.organisation.number2700-
jgu.organisation.nameJohannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz-
jgu.rights.accessrightsopenAccess-
jgu.journal.titleJournal of orthopaedic surgery and researchde
jgu.journal.volume15de
jgu.pages.alternativeArt. 158de
jgu.publisher.year2020-
jgu.publisher.nameBiomed Centralde
jgu.publisher.placeLondonde
jgu.publisher.urihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-020-01656-zde
jgu.publisher.issn1749-799Xde
jgu.organisation.placeMainz-
jgu.subject.ddccode610de
jgu.publisher.doi10.1186/s13018-020-01656-z
jgu.organisation.rorhttps://ror.org/023b0x485
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