A Preliminary Comparison Suggests Poor Performance of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Versus Titanium Plates in Distal Femoral Osteotomy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Carbon fiber-reinforced (CFR) polymer implants have theoretical advantages over titanium plates.

Questions/purposes

The aim of the present study was to assess our early outcomes with CFR plates in lateral opening-wedge distal femoral osteotomy to correct valgus lower limb malalignment. We asked the following: (1) Did the CFR polymer implant change time to union when compared with the titanium implant? (2) Did the incidence of displacement of medial cortical fractures differ between the implants? (3) Did the incidence of complications differ between the two techniques, and did other factors, such as bone graft material used, affect healing?

Methods

A retrospective review of 16 limbs treated with an opening-wedge distal femoral osteotomy for genu valgum using

SUBMITTER: Fragomen AT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6148591 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature