Title :
Avulsion fracture fixation of the glenohumeral joint: Regarding the supraspinatus tendon and humeral head
Author :
Zegel, C. ; Iosue, E. ; Lewis, Elfed ; Mangiafico, J. ; Wos, J.
Author_Institution :
Chem. Biol. & Biomed. Eng. Dept., Stevens Inst. of Technol., Hoboken, NJ, USA
Abstract :
The bone fixation plate developed by ReconFix5 is a bone-tendon compression device that secures the avulsed supraspinatus tendon-bone fragment to the humeral head. During pull out testing the plate held the tendon-bone complex in place while a tensile force was applied. The test results exceeded the maximum force of 402 N the supraspinatus tendon applies to the humeral head during the healing process.
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; bone; fracture; surgery; ReconFix5; avulsed supraspinatus tendon-bone fragment; avulsion fracture fixation; bone fixation plate; bone-tendon compression device; glenohumeral joint; healing process; humeral head; tendon-bone complex; tensile force; Bones; Fasteners; Force; Head; Joints; Tendons; Testing; avulsion fracture; bone plate; fixation device; rotator cuff; supraspinatus tendon;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC), 2014 40th Annual Northeast
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
DOI :
10.1109/NEBEC.2014.6972995
