The Effect of Cyclic Load on Different Femoral Fixation Techniques in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

전방십자인대 재건시 이식건의 대퇴골측 고정에 대한 주기성인장부하의 효과

Purpose: To determine and to compare the effects of cyclic loading on the fixation strength of different femoral fixation methods in ACL reconstruction. Materials and Methods: Biomechanical test using an Instron(R) machine (Model No.5569. Mass, U.S.A) were carried out to compare the pull out strength of six different femoral fixation techniques after a cyclic loading in 72 Yorkshire pig knees. The graft-bone complex was cyclically loaded between 30N and 150N at 50 mm/min rate for 1000 cycles and maximal tensile testing was performed. A preload of 30N was applied to the graft along the axis of the tunnel 15 minutes. ANOVA and the Duncan multiple comparison test was used for the statistical analysis. Results: The mean maximum tensile strength of femoral fixation before and after the cyclic loading test were 1003.4$\pm$145N and 601.1$\pm$154N in hamstring-LA screw(R) group, 595.5$\pm$104N and 360.7$\pm$56N in hamstring-Bioscrew(R) group, 1431.7$\pm$135N and 710.7$\pm$114N in hamstring-Semifix(R) group, 603.6$\pm$54N and 459.1$\pm$46N in hamstring-Endobutton(R) fixation group, 1067.4$\pm$145 and 601.8$\pm$134N in the BPTB-Titanium interference screw group, and 987.1$\pm$168N and 588.7$\pm$124N in the BPTB-Bioscrew(R) group. And these data illustrated that cyclic loading reduces the maximum tensile strength by 40 $\%$, 39 $\%$, 50 $\%$, 24 $\%$, 44 $\%$, 40 $\%$ respectively. Conclusions: With the results of these experiments it should be emphasized that rehabilitation exercises after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction should be executed with precaution as the repetitive flexion and extension of the knee would compromise the maximum tensile strength of the graft tendon.

목적: 전방십자인대재건술의성공에영향을미치는요인가운데수술후초기단계에는이식건에대한고정력이가장중요한인자로알려져있으며, 지금까지여러가지의고정방법들이사용되고있다. 저자는전방십자인대재건술후대퇴골측의초기안정성을알아보기위하여현재주로쓰이고있는6가지의고정방법들에대하여주기성인장부하검사를시행하기전,후의최대인장력을측정하여그결과를비교하고, 실패양상을관찰하고자하였다. 대상및방법: 돼지(Yorkshire) 슬관절72개를이용하여6가지고정방법(슬괵건-LA나사(R), 슬괵건-생체흡수성간섭나사, 슬괵건-Semifix 나사(R), 슬괵건-Endobutton(R)고정, 슬개건-티타늄간섭나사, 슬개건-생체흡수성간섭나사)으로이식건을고정하고 Instron(R) 인장검사기를이용하여주기성인장부하검사및최대실패인장력검사를시행하였다. 주기성인장부하검사는50 mm/min의속도로 30N에서 150N사이를1000회주기적으로반복하도록하였으며, 동일시편으로최대인장력검사를 시행하여주기성부하 후 최대 인장력의 변화를 비교, 분석하였다. 각 실험군에 따른 인장력 차이의통계적 유의성은ANOVA와Duncan 다중비교분석법을이용하였다. 결과: 주기성인장부하전,후이식건의최대인장력은슬괵건-LA나사(R) 군이평균1003.4$\pm$145N에서601.1$\pm$154N으로, 슬괵건-생체흡수성간섭나사군이평균 595.5$\pm$104N에서평균360.7$\pm$56N으로, 슬괵건-Semifix(R) 군이평균1431.7$\pm$135N에서평균710.7$\pm$114N으로, 슬괵건-Endobutton(R) 고정군이평균603.6$\pm$54N에서평균459.1$\pm$46N으로, 슬개건-티타늄 간섭나사군이평균 1067.4$\pm$145N에서평균 601.8$\pm$134N으로, 슬개건-생체흡수성간섭나사군이평균 987.1$\pm$168N에서588.7$\pm$124N으로각각40$\%$, 39$\%$, 50$\%$, 24$\%$, 44$\%$, 40$\%$가감소하였다. 결론: 수술후초기고정력은슬괵건을LA나사(R) 또는Semifix(R)로고정하는방법과슬개건을티타늄및생체흡수성간섭나사로고정하는방법등이우수하였으며, 슬괵건을생체흡수성간섭나사나Endobutton(R)으로 고정하는 방법 등은고정력이 상대적으로매우약함을 알수있었다. 최대인장력은단순인장검사로는이상의대퇴골측고정방법의고정력이초기부하를견뎌내는데충분하다고생각되었으나주기성부하실험후현저히감소되어충분한초기안정성을제공하지못함을알수있었다.