Preliminary experience with Piccolo Composite™, a radiolucent distal fibula plate, in ankle fractures

Caforio, Marco; Perugia, Dario; Colombo, M.; Calori, G.M.; Maniscalco, Pietro

doi:10.1016/j.injury.2014.10.020

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“…Poly-ether-ether-Ketone plates have been used in the treatment of ankle fractures in a study that compared the use of conventional stainless steel plates and PEEK plates by Matteo Guzzini et al (16). The results showed high similarity of the two fixation devices at 6, 12 and 24 months of clinical and radiographic follow-up, which was in an agreement with a previous study published in 2014 by Caforio et al (17).…”

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Use of Custom Made Peek Plates for Treatment of Mandibular Fracture

Dessoky

El-Mahallawy

Fahmy

et al. 2020

Alexandria Dental Journal

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INTRODUCTION: Maxillofacial injuries, such as soft-tissue injuries, dental injuries, or maxillary, mandibular, and zygomatic fractures; are the most common injuries treated by oral and maxillofacial surgeons. In the last few years polyetheretherketone (PEEK) material was recognized as a material for maxillo-facial and cranial reconstructions. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study is to evaluate the use of custom made polyetheretherketone (PEEK) plate in the treatment of mandibular fracture. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 10 patients having non-comminuted recent mandibular fracture will be treated using custom made PEEK plates. Clinical follow up will be conducted after 24-hours, one week, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months. Also, a radiographic investigation will be performed after 6 months to estimate the mean bone density across the fracture line. RESULTS: Data will be collected, summarized and statistically analyzed using the suitable methods. CONCLUSIONS: Fixation of mandibular fracture with custom made PEEK plate provides satisfying clinical and radiographic results after 6 months follow up.

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Use of Custom Made Peek Plates for Treatment of Mandibular Fracture

Dessoky

El-Mahallawy

Fahmy

et al. 2020

Alexandria Dental Journal

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“…However, carbon fiber composites are increasingly being introduced as an alternative material. 1,3,8,9,12,16 Carbon fiber composites are typically made from thin fibers of carbon aligned parallel and bound with a polymer resin matrix, such as polyetheretherketone (PEEK). The sheets of carbon fiber are layered upon each other at an angle to reinforce the material strength characteristics.…”

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“…They include more similar modulus of elasticity to cortical bone, higher fatigue strength when the force is parallel to the fibers, and radiolucency that allows easier fracture visualization. 1,3,8,9,12,16 Previous studies suggest that carbon fiber implants have comparable biomechanical characteristics to their metal implant counterparts. 1,8,12,16 However, one material concern is that carbon fiber PEEK composites have shown "brittle catastrophic failure" in tension and flexural tests.…”

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“…An area in which there is increasing use of carbon fiber implants is for internal fixation of fibula fractures. 3 Ankle pronation-abduction injuries can result in a comminuted fibula fracture and typically necessitate a bridging construct for fixation as described by Siegel and Tornetta. 15 This type of fixation relies heavily on the implant construct, especially in response to torsional loads.…”

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Torsional Failure of Carbon Fiber Composite Plates Versus Stainless Steel Plates for Comminuted Distal Fibula Fractures

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Bone healing under different lay‐up configuration of carbon fiber‐reinforced PEEK composite plates

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2024

J Biomed Mater Res

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Secondary healing of fractured bones requires an application of an appropriate fixator. In general, steel or titanium devices are used mostly. However, in recent years, composite structures arise as an attractive alternative due to high strength to weight ratio and other advantages like, for example, radiolucency. According to Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the only unidirectionally reinforced composite allowed to be implanted in human bodies is carbon fiber (CF)‐reinforced poly‐ether‐ether‐ketone (PEEK). In this work, the healing process of long bone assembled with CF/PEEK plates with cross‐ and angle‐ply lay‐up configurations is studied in the framework of finite element method. The healing is simulated by making use of the mechanoregulation model basing on the Prendergast theory. Cells transformation is determined by the octahedral shear strain and interstitial fluid velocity. The process runs iteratively assuming single load cycle each day. The fracture is subjected to axial and transverse forces. In the computations, the Abaqus program is used. It is shown that the angle‐ply lamination scheme of CF/PEEK composite seems to provide better conditions for the transformation of the soft callus into the bone tissue.

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Preliminary experience with Piccolo Composite™, a radiolucent distal fibula plate, in ankle fractures

Cited by 14 publications

References 14 publications

Use of Custom Made Peek Plates for Treatment of Mandibular Fracture

Use of Custom Made Peek Plates for Treatment of Mandibular Fracture

Torsional Failure of Carbon Fiber Composite Plates Versus Stainless Steel Plates for Comminuted Distal Fibula Fractures

Bone healing under different lay‐up configuration of carbon fiber‐reinforced PEEK composite plates

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