Mechanical properties of polymer-carbon composite external stabilizers "Carboelastofix" for bone fixation
Journal Title: Engineering of Biomaterials / Inżynieria Biomateriałów - Year 2016, Vol 19, Issue 137
Abstract
Traumatic bone fixation depends on many factors. One of the most important is to achieve izoelastic fusion, which stiffness will decrease with the progress of healing, and which allows small axial movement in the fracture gap, thereby stimulating the formation of callus. This fusion should eliminate torsional and angular movements, which hinder bone fixation. Two composite carbon stabilizers (different cross-sectional shape) replacing currently used metal stabilizers, which consisted of carbon composite plates and screws enabling fixation into the damaged bone were proposed. Mechanical properties of the stabilizers were tested. A composite material consisting of carbon fiber and epoxy resin exhibits stiffness allowing the micro-movements in the gap fracture in terms of safe bone union. An important advantage of the carbon stabilizers is their low weight and aesthetic appearance. The stiffness of the system is regulated by subtracting the carbon plates, thereby controlling the stiffness of fixation as a function of time and thus providing the possibility of functional treatment. Static tests demonstrated that the Carboelastofix2 - stabilizer with spatial structure has lower fusion flexibility, while micro-movements in the gap between bone fragments occur during the static tensile test in both stabilizers – tent-shaped plates and spatial plates. Mechanical tests of both stabilizers presented in this work, including clinical studies conducted in the Chair and Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology of Locomotor System in Warsaw confirm the efficiency of the treatment of bone fractures with the use of Carboelastofix stabilizer.
Authors and Affiliations
M. Ambroziak, J. Herman, P. Szatkowski
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