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A unilateral SIL model was stabilized using either a single 2.5 mm CCHS, a 2.4 mm cortical positional screw (PS) or lag screw (LS), each engaging 60% of the sacral width. The pelves were mounted in a mechanical testing machine and loaded through the acetabulum to simulate ground reaction forces. Constant displacement was applied at 0.5 mm\/s until maximal failure occurred. Yield load, ultimate load, stiffness, and failure modes were compared among the three groups. At the yield load, a statistical trend was observed among the groups, and pairwise comparison showed a significant difference between CCHS and PS. However, no significant differences were identified among the groups for yield load, ultimate load, or stiffness. All specimens failed due to screw loosening, and failure modes differed between CCHSs and cortical screws. Overall, CCHSs and cortical screws placed in a positional or lag fashion showed comparable rotational stability under the single load-to-failure conditions used in this feline SIL model. These findings question the biomechanical advantage of compression screws regarding rotational strength in unilateral feline SIL.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ani16101564","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,21]],"date-time":"2026-05-21T12:06:07Z","timestamp":1779365167000},"page":"1564","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Rotational Stability in a Feline Sacroiliac Luxation Model: Biomechanical Comparison of Cannulated Compression Headless Screws and Cortical Screws Applied in Positional or Lag Fashion"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Jana","family":"Klement","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Veterinary Practice Dr. Zauscher, 85235 Odelzhausen, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0007-9050-1296","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Josef","family":"Wieser","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Musculoskeletal University Center Munich (MUM), University Hospital, LMU Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6298-6202","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Christoph","family":"Thorw\u00e4chter","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Musculoskeletal University Center Munich (MUM), University Hospital, LMU Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6928-4089","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yury","family":"Zablotski","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"LMU Small Animal Clinic, Centre for Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universit\u00e4t, 80539 Munich, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nina Dorothee","family":"Lorenz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Northern Rivers Veterinary Specialists, Bangalow, NSW 2479, Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5425-7261","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Susanne","family":"Lauer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"LMU Small Animal Clinic, Centre for Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universit\u00e4t, 80539 Munich, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Matthias","family":"Kornmayer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"LMU Small Animal Clinic, Centre for Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universit\u00e4t, 80539 Munich, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,21]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"122","DOI":"10.1055\/s-0038-1633081","article-title":"Characteristics of pelvic fracture in the cat","volume":"5","author":"Bookbinder","year":"1992","journal-title":"Vet. 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