Experimental and Computational Approach Investigating Burst Fracture Augmentation Using PMMA and Calcium Phosphate Cements

Autor: David C. Barton, Nicholas Dunne, S. Tarsuslugil, R. O'Hara, Ruth K. Wilcox, Fraser Buchanan, John Orr
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Tarsuslugil, S M, O'Hara, R M, Dunne, N J, Buchanan, F J, Orr, J F, Barton, D C & Wilcox, R K 2014, ' Experimental and Computational Approach Investigating Burst Fracture Augmentation Using PMMA and Calcium Phosphate Cements ', Annals of Biomedical Engineering, vol. 42, no. 4, pp. 751-762 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10439-013-0959-3
Annals of Biomedical Engineering
ISSN: 0090-6964
Popis: The aim of the study was to use a computational and experimental approach to evaluate, compare and predict the ability of calcium phosphate (CaP) and poly (methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) augmentation cements to restore mechanical stability to traumatically fractured vertebrae, following a vertebroplasty procedure. Traumatic fractures (n = 17) were generated in a series of porcine vertebrae using a drop-weight method. The fractured vertebrae were imaged using μCT and tested under axial compression. Twelve of the fractured vertebrae were randomly selected to undergo a vertebroplasty procedure using either a PMMA (n = 6) or a CaP cement variation (n = 6). The specimens were imaged using μCT and re-tested. Finite element models of the fractured and augmented vertebrae were generated from the μCT data and used to compare the effect of fracture void fill with augmented specimen stiffness. Significant increases (p
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