WANG Hongwei,LI Changqing,ZHOU Yue.Biomechanical study of transpedicular fixation via injured vertebra plus connector for short-segment instrumentation of the spinal fracture[J].Chinese Journal of Spine and Spinal Cord,2010,20(9):745-748.
Biomechanical study of transpedicular fixation via injured vertebra plus connector for short-segment instrumentation of the spinal fracture
Received:April 26, 2010  Revised:July 19, 2010
English Keywords:Spinal fracture  Pedicular screw  Fixation of the fractured vertebra  Stability
Fund:
Author NameAffiliation
WANG Hongwei Department of OrthopaedicsXinqiao Hospital of Third Military Medical UniversityChongqing400037China 
LI Changqing 第三军医大学附属新桥医院骨科 400037 重庆市 
ZHOU Yue 第三军医大学附属新桥医院骨科 400037 重庆市 
赵卫东 南方医科大学生物力学实验室 510000 广州市 
Hits: 3372
Download times: 2872
English Abstract:
  【Abstract】 Objective:To investigate the biomechanical stability of transpedicular fixation via injured vertebra plus connector for short-segment instrumentation of the spinal fracture.Method:L3 vertebral body fracture model were made on 5 fresh calf lumbar spine specimens,the stability of the L2-L4 segment with regard to intact specimens(control group),fractured model specimens(fracture group),transpedicular fixation via injured vertebra(6-screws construct) and transpedicular fixation via injured vertebra plus connector(6-screws plus connector construct) were tested for the range of motion(ROM) in flexion-extension,lateral bending and axial rotation.Result:The ROM of L2-L4 in flexion-extension,lateral bending and axial rotation of the fracture group was more than the intact specimens,which showed significant difference(P<0.05).The ROM in flexion-extension,lateral bending and axial rotation of 6-screw and 6-screws plus connector constructs was smaller than those of the fracture group(P<0.05).Two instrumentation group exhibited a smaller ROM in flexion-extension and lateral bending compared with the intact specimens(P<0.05).There was no siginificant difference in the flexion-extension and lateral bending ROM between two instrumentation groups(P>0.05),but 6-screw plus connector constructs had smaller axial rotation ROM than that 6-screws constructs alone(P<0.05).Conclusion:Transpedicular fixation via injured vertebra can enhance the biomechanical stability of the short-segment pedicle fixation system.Additionally,transpedicular fixation via injured vertebra plus connector is superior than the single 6-screw construct in providing axial rotation stability.
View Full Text  View/Add Comment  Download reader
Close