Hexagonal grafts in mosaicplasty: Biomechanical comparison of standard cylindrical and novel hexagonal grafts in calf cadaver model

Cylindrical grafts are currently used to cover defected area in mosaicplasty. However, there are some difficulties with cylindrical grafts, such as potential dead space between grafts and insufficient coverage. Hexagonal graft (honeycomb model) was created and evaluated in this biomechanical study....

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Published in:Acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica 2017-03, Vol.51 (2), p.160-164
Main Authors: Kar, Adem, Demirkıran, Nihat Demirhan, Tatari, Hasan, Uzun, Bora, Ertem, Fatih
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Biomechanical Phenomena
Cadaver
Cartilage defect
Cattle
Femur - physiology
Femur - surgery
Hexagonal graft
Knee
Models, Animal
Mosaicplasty
Reconstructive Surgical Procedures - methods
Transplants
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Summary:Cylindrical grafts are currently used to cover defected area in mosaicplasty. However, there are some difficulties with cylindrical grafts, such as potential dead space between grafts and insufficient coverage. Hexagonal graft (honeycomb model) was created and evaluated in this biomechanical study. Hypothesis was that harvesting grafts with hexagonal shape, which has the best volume geometry characteristics in nature, would be biomechanically advantageous and provide superior pull-out strength. Total of 24 fresh calf femurs were divided into 3 equal groups. In the first group, 1 cylindrical and 1 hexagonal graft were compared. Second group consisted of 3 cylindrical and 3 hexagonal grafts. Third group was designed to evaluate effect of graft depth; hexagonal graft implanted at 5 mm depth was compared with 20-mm-deep hexagonal graft. All specimens were subjected to pull-out test. Friction field and graft surface area were also evaluated. Pull-out strength comparison of 15-mm-deep triple cylindrical grafts and 15-mm-deep triple hexagonal grafts in second group revealed statistically significant difference in favor of hexagonal grafts (p 
ISSN:1017-995X
2589-1294
DOI:10.1016/j.aott.2017.02.005