Hydroxyapatite coating of threaded pins enhances fixation

The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British Volume
G MagyarA Moroni

Abstract

We measured the insertion and extraction torque forces in a randomised study of 76 external fixation screws in 19 patients treated by hemicallotasis for osteoarthritis of the medial side of the knee. The patients were randomised to have either standard tapered screws (Orthofix 6/5 mm) or the same screws with hydroxyapatite (HA) coating. One patient had two standard and two HA-coated screws. All patients had an anterior external fixator (Orthofix T-garche), with two screws in the proximal tibial metaphysis parallel to and about 2 cm below the joint surface and two in the tibial diaphysis. The mean torque forces for insertion of the standard screws were 260 Ncm for the proximal to medial screw, 208 for the proximal to lateral screw and 498 and 546 Ncm for the diaphyseal pins. The corresponding forces for the HA-coated pins were not significantly different. The torque forces for the extraction of the standard pins were 2 Ncm for the proximal pins, 277 and 249 Ncm for the distal pins and 482, 478, 585 and 620 Ncm, respectively (p < 0.005) for the HA-coated pins. All 18 of the metaphyseal standard screws were loose at extraction (extraction force < 20 Ncm), but only one of the HA screws in the metaphysis was loose. In the diaphysis ...Continue Reading

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