Biomechanical cadaveric comparison of patellar ligament suture protected by a steel cable versus a synthetic cable.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Purpose and hypothesis: Patellar ligament rupture is a rare disabling pathology requiring a surgical ligament suture protected by a frame. The gold standard is the steel cable, but its rigidity and the necessity of a surgical re-intervention for its removal render it unsatisfactory. The objective of this paper is to quantify the mechanical protection provided by the terylene® in comparison with steel.

Methods

Twenty-four knees of 12 fresh frozen cadaveric subjects were divided into 2 homogeneous groups (terylene and steel) of 12 knees (mean age = 69.3 years). Proximal ligament repair was performed according to a three-tunnel transosseous reinsertion technique. Mechanical tests were performed in flexion to simulate movement of the knee. The interligament gap and th

SUBMITTER: Bouget P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5362567 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature