YU Binsheng,ZENG Liwen,LI Zemin.Effect of an iliac bone plate on the subsidence of iliac screw after fatigue loading[J].Chinese Journal of Spine and Spinal Cord,2011,(7):588-591.
Effect of an iliac bone plate on the subsidence of iliac screw after fatigue loading
Received:March 28, 2011  Revised:May 07, 2011
English Keywords:Spino-pelvic reconstruction  Iliac screw  Iliac bone plate  Biomechanics
Fund:基金项目:广东省科技计划项目(编号:2008B050100012,2009B050700023)
Author NameAffiliation
YU Binsheng Department of Spinal Surgery and Orthopaedics Research Centerthe First Affiliated HospitalSun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou510700China 
ZENG Liwen 中山大学附属第一医院脊柱外科 骨科研究所 510700 广州市 
LI Zemin 中山大学附属第一医院脊柱外科 骨科研究所 510700 广州市 
周治宇  
王丽冰  
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  【Abstract】 Objective:To evaluate the biomechanical effect of a self-designed iliac bone plate on the subsidence of iliac screw after fatigue loading.Method:Lumbo-pelvic specimens from 6 adult fresh cadavers were used in this study,their mean bone mineral densities(BMD) of L1-L4 were measured by using dual-energy radiograph absorptiometry.The iliac bone plate was randomly placed at the iliac screw entry point of one-side ilium(group A),while the other side without iliac bone plate served as the control(group B).Then,the iliac screws with 70mm length and 7.5mm diameter were inserted into the ilium bilaterally.On a MTS testing machine,a dynamic compressive loading of 100-400N was added to the screw head for 20000 cycles.The screw subsidence displacements following each 5000 cyclic loadings were measured and compared between two groups.Result:The average BMD value of 6 specimens was 0.89±0.06g/cm2,ranged from 0.78g/cm2 to 1.06g/cm2.All the screws passed the 20000 cyclic loadings smoothly.At the time-points of the 5000th,10000th,15000th,and 20000th cyclic loadings,the subsidence displacements of iliac screw in group A were 0.28mm,0.36mm,0.48mm and 0.66mm respectively;while those in group B were 0.34mm,0.69mm,0.88mm and 1.07mm respectively.After the first 5000 cyclic loadings,no significance with respect to subsidence displacement was detected between two groups(P>0.05).However,at the 10000th,15000th and 20000th cycles,significant difference was noted between two groups(P<0.05).After the 20000 cyclic loadings,no screw in group A and 5 screws in group B were found loosen under radiograph.Conclusion:The iliac bone plate can effectively resist the subsidence of iliac screw following fatigue loading and protect iliac screw against loosening.
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