Exploratory Biomechanical Comparison of a Volar Locking Plate and a Notional Innovative Intramedullary Device for Surgical Treatment of Distal Radius Fractures

Identifier

4864

Author

Adam Jon Zysk

Date

2017

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science

Major

Mechanical Engineering

Committee Chair

Gladius Lewis

Committee Member

Teong Tan

Abstract

Although surgical fixation of distal radius (DRFs) treated using a fixed-angle volar locking plate system is very popular, there is place for novel alternative fixation methods, such as the prototype of a novel intramedullary injectable bioresorbable polymer-bioresorbable balloon osteosynthesis (IPBO) system presented in the present study. The purpose of this study was to use construct fatigue testing and the finite element analysis (FEA) method to conduct a parametric study in which the compressive longitudinal stiffness (CLS) and maximum von Mises stress (σVMM) (and, hence, calculated factor of safety against elastic failure (FOS)) of a construct comprising a simulated DRF fixated using the IPBO (SIPBO Construct) were compared to the corresponding values for a construct comprising the same simulated DRF fixated using a volar locking plate system (SVLP Construct).

Comments

Data is provided by the student.

Library Comment

Dissertation or thesis originally submitted to the local University of Memphis Electronic Theses & dissertation (ETD) Repository.

Recommended Citation

Zysk, Adam Jon, "Exploratory Biomechanical Comparison of a Volar Locking Plate and a Notional Innovative Intramedullary Device for Surgical Treatment of Distal Radius Fractures" (2017). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1576.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/etd/1576