Tendon transfer fixation: comparing a tendon to tendon technique vs. bioabsorbable interference-fit screw fixation |
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Authors: | Sabonghy Eric Peter Wood Robert Michael Ambrose Catherine Glauber McGarvey William Christopher Clanton Thomas Oscar |
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Affiliation: | Department of Orthopedics, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA. psabonghy@hotmail.com |
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Abstract: | Tendon transfer techniques in the foot and ankle are used for tendon ruptures, deformities, and instabilities. This fresh cadaver study compares the tendon fixation strength in 10 paired specimens by performing a tendon to tendon fixation technique or using 7 x 20-25 mm bioabsorbable interference-fit screw tendon fixation technique. Load at failure of the tendon to tendon fixation method averaged 279N (Standard Deviation 81N) and the bioabsorbable screw 148N (Standard Deviation 72N) [p = 0.0008]. Bioabsorbable interference-fit screws in these specimens show decreased fixation strength relative to the traditional fixation technique. However, the mean bioabsorbable screw fixation strength of 148N provides physiologic strength at the tendon-bone interface. |
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