• J Foot Ankle Surg · Jul 1997

    Comparative Study

    Comparison of tension band wire and cancellous bone screw fixation for medial malleolar fractures.

    • B A Johnson and L M Fallat.
    • Department of Podiatric Surgery, Oakwood Hospital Downriver Center, Lincoln Park, MI 48146, USA.
    • J Foot Ankle Surg. 1997 Jul 1; 36 (4): 284-9.

    AbstractA comparison study of the relative strength of tension-band fixation versus cancellous bone screw fixation of medial malleolar ankle fractures was performed on ten fresh-frozen lower limbs from five cadavers. The mean force recorded at clinical failure using cancellous screws was 60.98 N (range 33.49 to 117.86 N) compared with 129.30 N using tension-band fixation (range 85.20 to 194.64 N). Therefore, cancellous screws exhibited only 47.16% the strength of tension-band wiring at clinical failure.

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