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Mechanical load is nowadays considered one of the factor mainly affecting bone tissue properties, both as architecture and functionality. Mechanotransduction is the capability of cells to translate mechanical stresses into biochemical signals, and several studies performed on mouse models demonstrated that also bone cells show a high responsiveness to mechanical stimuli. To date, bone cells mechanotransduction...
The purpose of this study was to evaluate cable tension during installation, and during loading similar to walking in a cable grip type greater trochanter (GT), reattachment system. A 4th generation Sawbones composite femur with osteotomised GT was reattached with four Cable-Ready® systems (Zimmer, Warsaw, IN). Cables were tightened at 3 different target installation forces (178, 356 and 534 N) and...
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