Patella
Fracture Fixation a b s t r a c tPurpose: This pilot study tested whether FiberWire provides similar protection to steel wire against repair displacement in patella fractures.Methods: Thirteen cadaver knees were cyclically loaded with 10 cycles (0e90 flexion) and fracture displacement was recorded. Fixation methods were also tested in load to failure (>3 mm displacement).Results: There was no difference between wire types in fracture displacement (1.4 mm AE 0.33 mm vs 1.2 mm AE 0.34 mm, respectively; p ¼ 0.418) or in the load to failure (714.7 N AE 110.9 N vs 744.5 N AE 92.8 N, respectively; p ¼ 0.360).
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