Comparison of the axial stiffness of carbon composite and aluminium alloy circular external skeletal fixator rings

The objective of this study is to evaluate the difference between the amount of bone visible with the superimposition of a radiolucent hybrid external fixator and a graphically simulated metallic frame. Eighteen frames were applied to eighteen bone specimens. The fracture area (FA), the radiolucent area (RLA) and the radiopaque area (ROA) inside the FA were calculated for each construct on both postoperative views. The ratio between the RLA and FA and between the ROA and FA was used to evaluate the amount of bone visible in the FA with a radiolucent and a radiopaque fixator, respectively. Finally, the areas of RLA and ROA were compared using the Wilcoxon test and Friedman test to evaluate the effect of the radiolucent material on the amount of bone visible. Differences were considered significant if p < 0.5. In every specimen p was <0.5. The amount of bone visible was significantly higher with the radiolucent frame compared to the radiopaque frame. Based on the results of this study, the use of radiolucent materials can be a valuable option for external fixation, in order to decrease the radiographic interference of the frame, allowing better assessment of fracture reduction and bone healing on postoperative radiographs.

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Treatment of antebrachial and crural septic nonunion fractures in dogs using circular external skeletal fixation: a retrospective study

Cappellari¹,

Piras²,

Panichi³

et al. 2014

Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol

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Comparison of the axial stiffness of carbon composite and aluminium alloy circular external skeletal fixator rings

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External fixation of the lower extremities: Biomechanical perspective and recent innovations

External fixation of the lower extremities: Biomechanical perspective and recent innovations

Comparison between Areas of Bone Visualization Using Radiolucent Hybrid Fixator Frames and Graphically Simulated Metallic Frames: An Ex Vivo Study

Treatment of antebrachial and crural septic nonunion fractures in dogs using circular external skeletal fixation: a retrospective study

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