Biomechanical properties of absorbable implants in finger fractures

The mechanical rigidity of five different methods of pin fixation in two proximal phalangeal fracture models was studied and absorbable implants were compared with metallic implants in a biomechanical cadaver study. Thirty phalanges were tested in apex palmar bending, compression and torsion. Results showed that rigidity of absorbable implants was comparable with metallic implants, except in torsion. © 1997 The British Society for Surgery of the Hand.link_to_subscribed_fulltex