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ArticleApplied bionics and biomechanics2018

Analysis of the Impact of Configuration of the Stabilisation System for Femoral Diaphyseal Fractures on the State of Stresses and Displacements.

Jakub J Słowiński, Konrad Kudłacik

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Article in Applied bionics and biomechanics, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Jakub J SłowińskiDepartment of Mechanics, Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wrocław, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-1518-2065
Konrad KudłacikOrthopaedic and Trauma Department, Dr A. Sokołowski Specialist Hospital, Wałbrzych, Poland.
Wrocław University of Science and Technology · PL

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Abstract

introductionThe treatment of femoral diaphyseal fractures by intramedullary nailing has become a common procedure in orthopaedic surgery. The purpose of this numerical simulation was to present how the changes in configuration of the stabilisation system can affect the stress and displacement state in the bone tissue and implanted device. MATERIAL AND

methodsThe numerical comparison of the stabilisation variants for the type 32-A2 femoral diaphyseal fracture (according to the AO classification) performed by using the Charfix2 (ChM®) anatomical nail locked in a number of chosen ways. The displacement and the stress distributions both in the bone and implant were obtained and analysed by computational simulation.

resultsIn all models, there was the same characteristic distribution, which shows there were minimal rotational movements of the bone around the anatomical axis. In all cases, stress concentrations were generated in the nail material in the area of the fracture gap.

conclusionsThe obtained results indicate that there is a visible advantage to one-plane distal stabilisation in the reduction of stresses regardless of the type of proximal stabilisation. The results of calculations indicate that the use of proximal stabilisation with a neck screw reduces the possibility of damage to the implant.

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PMID29515648
PMCPMC5817352
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