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Load tolerance of tibial plateau depressions reinforced with a cluster of K-wires.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Beris, AE; Soucacos, PN; Glisson, RR; Seaber, AV; Urbaniak, JR
Published in: Bull Hosp Jt Dis
1996

The efficacy of subchondral Kirschner wires in enhancing load tolerance of the tibial plateau articular cartilage was examined in a biomechanical study of cadaveric tibias. Seven patterns of K-wires were evaluated under axial loading equivalent to the maximum loading of the knee during normal gait. Subchondral K-wire reinforcement of tibial plateau depressions significantly enhanced load tolerance. This suggests that a subchondral cluster of K-wires in the treatment of tibial plateau fractures may protect the articular cartilage from the loss of reduction resulting from the forces applied to the knee during non-weight-bearing motion.

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Published In

Bull Hosp Jt Dis

ISSN

0018-5647

Publication Date

1996

Volume

55

Issue

1

Start / End Page

12 / 15

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Weight-Bearing
  • Tibial Fractures
  • Tibia
  • Knee Joint
  • Humans
  • Fracture Fixation, Internal
  • Cartilage, Articular
  • Bone Wires
  • Biomechanical Phenomena
  • Analysis of Variance
 

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Beris, A. E., Soucacos, P. N., Glisson, R. R., Seaber, A. V., & Urbaniak, J. R. (1996). Load tolerance of tibial plateau depressions reinforced with a cluster of K-wires. Bull Hosp Jt Dis, 55(1), 12–15.
Beris, A. E., P. N. Soucacos, R. R. Glisson, A. V. Seaber, and J. R. Urbaniak. “Load tolerance of tibial plateau depressions reinforced with a cluster of K-wires.Bull Hosp Jt Dis 55, no. 1 (1996): 12–15.
Beris AE, Soucacos PN, Glisson RR, Seaber AV, Urbaniak JR. Load tolerance of tibial plateau depressions reinforced with a cluster of K-wires. Bull Hosp Jt Dis. 1996;55(1):12–5.
Beris, A. E., et al. “Load tolerance of tibial plateau depressions reinforced with a cluster of K-wires.Bull Hosp Jt Dis, vol. 55, no. 1, 1996, pp. 12–15.
Beris AE, Soucacos PN, Glisson RR, Seaber AV, Urbaniak JR. Load tolerance of tibial plateau depressions reinforced with a cluster of K-wires. Bull Hosp Jt Dis. 1996;55(1):12–15.

Published In

Bull Hosp Jt Dis

ISSN

0018-5647

Publication Date

1996

Volume

55

Issue

1

Start / End Page

12 / 15

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Weight-Bearing
  • Tibial Fractures
  • Tibia
  • Knee Joint
  • Humans
  • Fracture Fixation, Internal
  • Cartilage, Articular
  • Bone Wires
  • Biomechanical Phenomena
  • Analysis of Variance