The Journal of hand surgery · 2024
Determining the Optimal Intramedullary Screw Canal Fill Ratio in Length Unstable Metacarpal Fractures: A Biomechanical Investigation.
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Chambers Spencer B, Thompson Dan J, Schaeffer Christine V, Graf Alexander R, Wagner Eric, Gottschalk Michael B, Seiler John G, Suh Nina
Аннотация
PURPOSE: Intramedullary (IM) screw fixation is gaining popularity in the treatment of metacarpal fractures. Despite its rapid adoption, there is a paucity of evidence regarding parameters to optimize effectiveness. This study aimed to quantify the relationship between stability, IM screw size, and canal fill using a cadaveric model.
METHODS: Thirty cadaveric metacarpals (14 index, 13 middle, and three ring fingers; mean age: 58.3 years, range: 48-70) were selected to allow for canal fill ratios of 0.7-1.1 for screws sized 3.0, 3.5, and 4.5 mm. Metacarpals underwent a 45° volar-dorsal osteotomy at the midpoint before fixation with an IM screw. Specimens were subjected to 100 cycles of loading at 10 N, 20 N, and 30 N before load-to-failure testing. Correlation coefficients for angular displacement on the final cycle at each load, peak load to failure, and average stiffness were assessed.
RESULTS: Correlation coefficients for the angular displacement on the 100th cycle were as follows: 10 N, R = 0.62, 20 N, R = 0.57, and 30N, R = 0.58. Correlation values for peak load to failure as a function of canal fit were as follows: 3.0 mm, R = 0.5, 3.5 mm, R = 0.17, and 4.5 mm, R = 0.44. The canal fill ratio that intersected the line-of-best fit at an angular deformity of 10° was 0.74. Average peak forces for 3.0-, 3.5-, and 4.5-mm screws were 79.5, 136.5, and 179.6 N, respectively. Average stiffness for each caliber was 14.8, 33.4, and 52.3 N/mm.
CONCLUSIONS: Increasing screw diameter and IM fill resulted in more stable fixation, but marginal gains were seen in ratios >0.9. A minimum fill ratio of 0.74 was sufficient to withstand forces of early active motion with angular deformity <10°.
CLINICAL RELEVANCE: An understanding of the relationship of IM fill ratio of metacarpal screws to fracture stability may provide a framework for clinicians to optimally size these implants.
METHODS: Thirty cadaveric metacarpals (14 index, 13 middle, and three ring fingers; mean age: 58.3 years, range: 48-70) were selected to allow for canal fill ratios of 0.7-1.1 for screws sized 3.0, 3.5, and 4.5 mm. Metacarpals underwent a 45° volar-dorsal osteotomy at the midpoint before fixation with an IM screw. Specimens were subjected to 100 cycles of loading at 10 N, 20 N, and 30 N before load-to-failure testing. Correlation coefficients for angular displacement on the final cycle at each load, peak load to failure, and average stiffness were assessed.
RESULTS: Correlation coefficients for the angular displacement on the 100th cycle were as follows: 10 N, R = 0.62, 20 N, R = 0.57, and 30N, R = 0.58. Correlation values for peak load to failure as a function of canal fit were as follows: 3.0 mm, R = 0.5, 3.5 mm, R = 0.17, and 4.5 mm, R = 0.44. The canal fill ratio that intersected the line-of-best fit at an angular deformity of 10° was 0.74. Average peak forces for 3.0-, 3.5-, and 4.5-mm screws were 79.5, 136.5, and 179.6 N, respectively. Average stiffness for each caliber was 14.8, 33.4, and 52.3 N/mm.
CONCLUSIONS: Increasing screw diameter and IM fill resulted in more stable fixation, but marginal gains were seen in ratios >0.9. A minimum fill ratio of 0.74 was sufficient to withstand forces of early active motion with angular deformity <10°.
CLINICAL RELEVANCE: An understanding of the relationship of IM fill ratio of metacarpal screws to fracture stability may provide a framework for clinicians to optimally size these implants.