Experimentally induced incomplete burst fractures - a novel technique for calf and human specimens
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>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.</p>...
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| author | Hartensuer René Gasch Adam Gehweiler Dominic Schanz Steffen Schulze Martin Matuszewski Lars Langer Martin Raschke Michael J Vordemvenne Thomas |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>The presented set up enables the first experimental means to reliably model and study distinct incomplete burst fracture patterns in an <it>in vitro </it>setting. Thus, we envisage this protocol to facilitate further studies on spine fracture treatment of incomplete burst fractures.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-98bf7b4757774e6ea9fee339a29b23a42022-12-22T02:57:54ZengBMCBMC Musculoskeletal Disorders1471-24742012-03-011314510.1186/1471-2474-13-45Experimentally induced incomplete burst fractures - a novel technique for calf and human specimensHartensuer RenéGasch AdamGehweiler DominicSchanz SteffenSchulze MartinMatuszewski LarsLanger MartinRaschke Michael JVordemvenne Thomas<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>The presented set up enables the first experimental means to reliably model and study distinct incomplete burst fracture patterns in an <it>in vitro </it>setting. Thus, we envisage this protocol to facilitate further studies on spine fracture treatment of incomplete burst fractures.</p>http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2474/13/45Incomplete burst fracturesMagerl A3.1CalfHumanSpineExperimental fracture induction |
| spellingShingle | Hartensuer René Gasch Adam Gehweiler Dominic Schanz Steffen Schulze Martin Matuszewski Lars Langer Martin Raschke Michael J Vordemvenne Thomas Experimentally induced incomplete burst fractures - a novel technique for calf and human specimens BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders Incomplete burst fractures Magerl A3.1 Calf Human Spine Experimental fracture induction |
| title | Experimentally induced incomplete burst fractures - a novel technique for calf and human specimens |
| title_full | Experimentally induced incomplete burst fractures - a novel technique for calf and human specimens |
| title_fullStr | Experimentally induced incomplete burst fractures - a novel technique for calf and human specimens |
| title_full_unstemmed | Experimentally induced incomplete burst fractures - a novel technique for calf and human specimens |
| title_short | Experimentally induced incomplete burst fractures - a novel technique for calf and human specimens |
| title_sort | experimentally induced incomplete burst fractures a novel technique for calf and human specimens |
| topic | Incomplete burst fractures Magerl A3.1 Calf Human Spine Experimental fracture induction |
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