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Finite element analysis of different locking plate fixation methods for the treatment of ulnar head fracture
BACKGROUND: Ulnar head fractures are increasingly higher with the growing proportion of the elderly people. Failure to achieve a stable anatomic reduction of ulna head fracture may lead to a distal radioulnar joint (DRUJ) dysfunction and nonunion of the distal radius. Due to the lack of the postoper...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7958469/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33722253 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13018-021-02334-4 |
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author | Zhang, Yue Shao, Qin Yang, Chensong Ai, Changqing Zhou, Di Yu, Yang Sun, Guixin |
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description | BACKGROUND: Ulnar head fractures are increasingly higher with the growing proportion of the elderly people. Failure to achieve a stable anatomic reduction of ulna head fracture may lead to a distal radioulnar joint (DRUJ) dysfunction and nonunion of the distal radius. Due to the lack of the postoperative reporting outcomes and the biomechanical studies, it has not been well established about the optimal management of the comminuted distal ulna head fracture. Hence, the purpose of this study is to use finite element analysis to explain the advantages and disadvantages of ulnar-side locking plate fixation compared with dorsal-side locking plate fixation and its screw arrangement in the treatment of ulnar head fractures. METHODS: FE models of the ulnar head fracture and the models of ulnar-side locking plate and dorsal-side plate with two or three distal screws was constructed. In order to simulate forces acting on the ulnar and the osteosynthesis material during daily-life activity in subjects who underwent reconstructive surgery, we applied three loading conditions to each model, viz. 20 N axial compression, 50 N axial compression, 1 N∙m torsion moment, 1 N∙m lateral bending moments, and 1 N∙m extension bending moments. Under these conditions, values of the von Mises stress (VMS) distribution of the implant, peak VMS, the relative displacement of the head and shaft fragments between the fracture ends and the displacement and its direction of the models were investigated. RESULTS: The stress values of ulnar-side plates were lower than those of dorsal-side plates. And the ulnar-plate fixation system also has smaller maximum displacement and relative displacement. When adding a screw in the middle hole of the ulnar head, the values of model displacement and the peak stress in fixation system are lower, but it may evidently concentrate the stress on the middle screw. CONCLUSIONS: In conclusion, our study indicated that ulnar-side locking plates resulted in a lower stress distribution in the plate and better stability than dorsal-side locking plates for ulnar head fracture fixation. Adding an additional screw to the ulnar head could increase the stability of the fixation system and provide an anti-torsion function. This study requires clinical confirmation of its practicality in the treatment of ulnar head fractures. This study requires clinical confirmation as to its practicality in the treatment of ulnar head fracture. |
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spelling | pubmed-79584692021-03-16 Finite element analysis of different locking plate fixation methods for the treatment of ulnar head fracture Zhang, Yue Shao, Qin Yang, Chensong Ai, Changqing Zhou, Di Yu, Yang Sun, Guixin J Orthop Surg Res Research Article BACKGROUND: Ulnar head fractures are increasingly higher with the growing proportion of the elderly people. Failure to achieve a stable anatomic reduction of ulna head fracture may lead to a distal radioulnar joint (DRUJ) dysfunction and nonunion of the distal radius. Due to the lack of the postoperative reporting outcomes and the biomechanical studies, it has not been well established about the optimal management of the comminuted distal ulna head fracture. Hence, the purpose of this study is to use finite element analysis to explain the advantages and disadvantages of ulnar-side locking plate fixation compared with dorsal-side locking plate fixation and its screw arrangement in the treatment of ulnar head fractures. METHODS: FE models of the ulnar head fracture and the models of ulnar-side locking plate and dorsal-side plate with two or three distal screws was constructed. In order to simulate forces acting on the ulnar and the osteosynthesis material during daily-life activity in subjects who underwent reconstructive surgery, we applied three loading conditions to each model, viz. 20 N axial compression, 50 N axial compression, 1 N∙m torsion moment, 1 N∙m lateral bending moments, and 1 N∙m extension bending moments. Under these conditions, values of the von Mises stress (VMS) distribution of the implant, peak VMS, the relative displacement of the head and shaft fragments between the fracture ends and the displacement and its direction of the models were investigated. RESULTS: The stress values of ulnar-side plates were lower than those of dorsal-side plates. And the ulnar-plate fixation system also has smaller maximum displacement and relative displacement. When adding a screw in the middle hole of the ulnar head, the values of model displacement and the peak stress in fixation system are lower, but it may evidently concentrate the stress on the middle screw. CONCLUSIONS: In conclusion, our study indicated that ulnar-side locking plates resulted in a lower stress distribution in the plate and better stability than dorsal-side locking plates for ulnar head fracture fixation. Adding an additional screw to the ulnar head could increase the stability of the fixation system and provide an anti-torsion function. This study requires clinical confirmation of its practicality in the treatment of ulnar head fractures. This study requires clinical confirmation as to its practicality in the treatment of ulnar head fracture. BioMed Central 2021-03-15 /pmc/articles/PMC7958469/ /pubmed/33722253 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13018-021-02334-4 Text en © The Author(s) 2021 Open AccessThis article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated in a credit line to the data. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Zhang, Yue Shao, Qin Yang, Chensong Ai, Changqing Zhou, Di Yu, Yang Sun, Guixin Finite element analysis of different locking plate fixation methods for the treatment of ulnar head fracture |
title | Finite element analysis of different locking plate fixation methods for the treatment of ulnar head fracture |
title_full | Finite element analysis of different locking plate fixation methods for the treatment of ulnar head fracture |
title_fullStr | Finite element analysis of different locking plate fixation methods for the treatment of ulnar head fracture |
title_full_unstemmed | Finite element analysis of different locking plate fixation methods for the treatment of ulnar head fracture |
title_short | Finite element analysis of different locking plate fixation methods for the treatment of ulnar head fracture |
title_sort | finite element analysis of different locking plate fixation methods for the treatment of ulnar head fracture |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7958469/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33722253 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13018-021-02334-4 |
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