Experimentally induced incomplete burst fractures - a novel technique for calf and human specimens

Background: Fracture morphology is crucial for the clinical decision-making process preceding spinal fracture treatment. The presented experimental approach was designed in order to ensure reproducibility of induced fracture morphology. Results: The presented method resulted in fracture morphology,...

Verfasser: Hartensuer, René
Gasch, Adam
Gehweiler, Dominic Andreas
Schanz, Steffen
Schulze, Martin
Matuszewski, Lars
Langer, Martin Franz
Raschke, Michael J.
Vordemvenne, Thomas
FB/Einrichtung:FB 05: Medizinische Fakultät
Dokumenttypen:Artikel
Medientypen:Text
Erscheinungsdatum:2012
Publikation in MIAMI:27.02.2013
Datum der letzten Änderung:06.01.2022
Angaben zur Ausgabe:[Electronic ed.]
Quelle:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 13 (2012) 45
Schlagwörter:Incomplete burst fractures; Magerl A3.1; Calf; Human; Spine; Experimental fracture induction
Fachgebiet (DDC):610: Medizin und Gesundheit
Lizenz:CC BY 2.0
Sprache:English
Anmerkungen:Finanziert durch den Open-Access-Publikationsfonds 2012/2013 der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) und der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster (WWU Münster).
Format:PDF-Dokument
URN:urn:nbn:de:hbz:6-17379397735
Weitere Identifikatoren:DOI: doi:10.1186/1471-2474-13-45
Permalink:https://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:6-17379397735
Onlinezugriff:1471-2474-13-45.pdf

Background: Fracture morphology is crucial for the clinical decision-making process preceding spinal fracture treatment. The presented experimental approach was designed in order to ensure reproducibility of induced fracture morphology. Results: The presented method resulted in fracture morphology, found in clinical classification systems like the Magerl classification. In the calf spine samples, 70% displayed incomplete burst fractures corresponding to type A3.1 and A3.2 fractures. In all human samples, superior incomplete burst fractures (Magerl A3.1) were identified by an independent radiologist and spine surgeon. Conclusions: The presented set up enables the first experimental means to reliably model and study distinct incomplete burst fracture patterns in an in vitro setting. Thus, we envisage this protocol to facilitate further studies on spine fracture treatment of incomplete burst fractures.