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This study evaluated the biomechanical performance of a modified double-pulley (DP) technique and compared it with the conventional PTP method using synthetic bone testing and finite element analysis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Ten clavicle-coracoid polyurethane model pairs were randomly assigned to the modified DP group or PTP group, with five pairs in each group. All constructs underwent cyclic loading followed by load-to-failure testing. Initial displacement, final displacement, displacement change, ultimate failure load, and failure mode were recorded. Finite element models were also established to compare stress distribution and distal clavicle displacement between the two configurations under identical boundary and loading conditions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The modified DP group showed significantly lower initial displacement, final displacement, and displacement change than the PTP group during cyclic loading. The ultimate failure load was significantly higher in the modified DP group than in the PTP group (367.07 \u00b1 17.24\u00a0N vs. 285.70 \u00b1 38.48\n                      <jats:bold>N<\/jats:bold>\n                      , p &amp;lt; 0.01). Failure occurred through bilateral anchor pullout in the modified DP group but unilateral anchor pullout in the PTP group. Under the specified mesh and modeling conditions, the modified DP model showed lower computed peak stresses in the suture (196.01\u00a0MPa vs. 287.72\u00a0MPa), anchor (196.01\u00a0MPa vs. 274.82\u00a0MPa), and clavicle (26.54\u00a0MPa vs. 32.99\u00a0MPa), as well as lower distal clavicular displacement (0.23552\u00a0mm vs. 0.24565\u00a0mm), than the PTP model.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The modified DP technique provided greater initial fixation strength and lower cyclic displacement than the conventional PTP method under the present synthetic-model testing conditions. 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