Local osteo-enhancement of osteoporotic vertebra with a triphasic bone implant material increases strength—a biomechanical study

Autor: Matthias Trost, Werner Schmoelz, Doris Wimmer, Romed Hörmann, Sönke Percy Frey, Tobias L. Schulte
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery
ISSN: 1434-3916
0936-8051
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-020-03382-x
Popis: Purpose The aim of this study was to assess the biomechanical properties of intact vertebra augmented using a local osteo-enhancement procedure to inject a triphasic calcium sulfate/calcium phosphate implant material. Methods Twenty-one fresh frozen human cadaver vertebra (Th11–L2) were randomized into three groups: treatment, sham, and control (n = 7 each). Treatment included vertebral body access, saline lavage to displace soft tissue and marrow elements, and injection of the implant material to fill approximately 20% of the vertebral body by volume. The sham group included all treatment steps, but without injection of the implant material. The control group consisted of untreated intact osteoporotic vertebra. Load at failure and displacement at failure for each of the three groups were measured in axial compression loading. Results The mean failure load of treated vertebra (4118 N) was significantly higher than either control (2841 N) or sham (2186 N) vertebra (p p Conclusions This biomechanical study shows that a local osteo-enhancement procedure using a triphasic implant material significantly increases the load at failure and displacement at failure in cadaveric osteoporotic vertebra.
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