Biomechanical Comparison of Surgical Steel Wiring and Suture Tape Tension Band Techniques for Arthrodesis of the Metacarpophalangeal and Proximal Interphalangeal Joint
The use of SutureTape for MCP and PIP joint arthrodesis may provide equivalent biomechanical performance to that of steel wire, making it a viable alternative clinically.
Authors
- Michael P. Kucharik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6264-0308)
- Miguel A. Diaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4532-6624)
- Nino Coutelle
- Michael J. McKernan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9489-1198)
- Peter Simon
- Michael C Doarn
Institutions
- University of South Florida (US)
- Florida Orthopaedic Institute (US)
- Foundation for Orthopaedic Research and Education (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online
- Published
- 2024-09-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhsg.2024.08.014
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.57