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The American Journal of Sports Medicine 27:35-43 (1999)
© 1999 American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine

Structural Properties of Six Tibial Fixation Methods for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Soft Tissue Grafts

Hugh E. Magen, MS*, Stephen M. Howell, LT COL, USAFR, MC{dagger},{ddagger},§ and Maury L. Hull, PhD*,{dagger}

* Biomedical Engineering Graduate Group, University of California at Davis, Davis, California, {dagger} Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California at Davis, Davis, California, {ddagger} Clinical Investigation Facility, David Grant Medical Center, Travis Air Force Base, California

§ Address correspondence and reprint requests to Stephen M. Howell, MD, 8100 Timberlake Way, Suite F, Sacramento, CA 95823

This study compared the stiffness (K), yield load (YL), and slippage (SL) of six tibial fixation methods. These properties were determined from load-to-failure and cyclic tests of double-looped tendon grafts fixed to both animal and young human tissue. Tandem washers (K = 259 N/mm, YL = 1159 N, SL = 0.5 mm) and the Washerloc (K = 248 N/mm, YL = 905 N, SL = 2.0 mm) were the two best fixations. At 500 N of load, which is the estimated daily tension of an anterior cruciate ligament graft during intensive rehabilitation, slippage was significantly greater in either of the other two methods for sutures tied to a post (4.9 mm), double staples (3.3 mm), and a 20-mm spiked metal washer (3.5 mm). Interference screw fixation performed well in animal tissue (YL = 776 N), but was significantly worse in young human tissue (YL = 350 N), with 57% of the fixations failing before 500 N of load. Animal tissue should not be used to estimate the performance of interference screw fixation in human tissue. Because 57% of the interference screw fixations using human tissue failed at loads below 500 N, their ability to provide adequate fixation during intensive rehabilitation should be questioned. However, both the Washerloc and tandem washers and screws provide fixation structural properties in young human tibia that should be appropriate for intensive rehabilitation.




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