De. Mcdonald et al., HOLDING POWER OF THREADED EXTERNAL SKELETAL FIXATION PINS IN THE NEARAND FAR CORTICES OF CADAVERIC CANINE TIBIAE, Veterinary surgery, 23(6), 1994, pp. 488-493
We compared the pin-bone interfaces at the near and far cortical penet
ration sites of positive-profile end-threaded external fixation pins i
n cadaveric canine tibiae. The holding power of the pins in each corti
cal surface was independently measured in 21 pin-bone sections. Scanni
ng electron microscopy (SEM) was used to compare subjectively the micr
ostructural appearance of the pin-bone interfaces at the near and far
cortical penetration sites in eight pin-bone sections. The far cortica
l penetration site provided greater holding power than did the near co
rtical site. SEM evaluation suggested more bony microfractures and deb
ris with less pin-bone interlock in the near cortical penetration site
s than in the corresponding far cortical penetration sites. This study
showed that after low-speed power insertion of positive-profile end-t
hreaded pins in canine cadaveric tibiae, the near cortical penetration
site contributes approximately 25% less to the overall holding power
of the pin than does the far cortical penetration site. (C) Copyright
1994 by The American College of Veterinary Surgeons