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ArticleClinical biomechanics (Bristol, Avon)2020

Initial stability of a percutaneous osseointegrated endoprosthesis with proximal interlocking screws for transhumeral amputees.

Alex J Drew, Carolyn E Taylor, Robert Z Tashjian, Peter N Chalmers, Heath B Henninger, Kent N Bachus

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Article in Clinical biomechanics (Bristol, Avon), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Alex J DrewDepartment of Orthopaedics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America; Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America.
Carolyn E TaylorDepartment of Orthopaedics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America; Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America.
Robert Z TashjianSLC VA Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America; Department of Orthopaedics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America.
Peter N ChalmersDepartment of Orthopaedics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America.
Heath B HenningerDepartment of Orthopaedics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America; Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America.
Kent N BachusSLC VA Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America; Department of Orthopaedics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America; Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America. Electronic address: kent.bachus@hsc.utah.edu.
University of Utah · USLake City VA Medical Center · US

Funding

Percutaneous Osseointegrated Docking System for Above Elbow AmputeesI01RX001246 · VA · VA SALT LAKE CITY HEALTHCARE SYSTEM · PI BACHUS, KENT N. · 2015 to 2018
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RR&D Research Career Scientist Award ApplicationIK6RX003071 · VA · VA SALT LAKE CITY HEALTHCARE SYSTEM · PI BACHUS, KENT N. · 2020 to 2024
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RRD VA I01 RX001246RRD VA I01 RX002935RRD VA IK6 RX003071
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPercutaneous osseointegrated devices for skeletal fixation of prosthetic limbs have the potential to improve clinical outcomes in the transhumeral amputee population. Initial endoprosthesis stability is paramount for long-term osseointegration and safe clinical introduction of this technology. We evaluated an endoprosthetic design featuring a distally porous coated titanium stem with proximal slots for placement of bicortical interlocking screws.

methodsYield load, ultimate failure load, and construct stiffness were measured in 18 pairs of fresh-frozen and thawed cadaver humeri, at distal and proximal amputation levels, without and with screws, under axial pull-out, torsion, and bending loads. Paired statistical comparisons were performed without screws at the two resection levels, and at distal and proximal levels with and without screws.

findingsWithout screws, the location of the amputation influenced the stability only in torsional yield (p = 0.032) and torsional ultimate failure (p = 0.033). Proximally, the torsional yield and the torsional ultimate failure were 44% and 47% of that distally. Screws improved stability. In axial pull-out, screws increased the distal ultimate failure 3.2 times (p = 0.003). In torsion, screws increased the yield at the proximal level 1.9 times (p = 0.035), distal ultimate failure load 3.3 times (p = 0.016) and proximal ultimate failure 6.4 times (p = 0.013). In bending, screws increased ultimate failure at the proximal level 1.6 times (p = 0.026).

interpretationProximal slots and bicortical interlocking screws may find application in percutaneous osseointegrated devices for patients with amputations, especially in the less stable proximal bone of a short residual limb.

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AmputeesBone ScrewsMechanical PhenomenaOsseointegrationBiomechanical PhenomenaBone PlatesFemaleHumansHumerusMaleAmputationHumerusImplantOsseointegrationScrew

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PMCPMC7414792
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