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ArticleEuropean spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society2013

Biomechanical characteristics of cement/gelatin mixture for prevention of cement leakage in vertebral augmentation.

Bin Meng, Ming Qian, Shao-Xiang Xia, Hui-Lin Yang, Zong-Ping Luo

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Article in European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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  6. A Review of PMMA Bone Cement and Intra-Cardiac Embolism.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2016
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Bin MengDepartment of Orthopedics of 1st Affiliated Hospital and Orthopedic Institute, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215007, Jiangsu, China.
Ming Qian
Shao-Xiang Xia
Hui-Lin Yang
Zong-Ping Luo
Soochow University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis study evaluated whether or not the addition of gelatin micro-particles into the polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) could reduce cement infiltration in cancellous bone of vertebra.

methodsGelatin micro-particles were prepared in various sizes and mixed with PMMA in different densities. Dynamic viscosity of the mixture was measured by a rotational rheometer. Fresh bovine vertebral bodies were sectioned into cylindrical samples. Permeability of the mixture through the samples was tested on a mechanical test machine, and calculated using Darcy's law. The PMMA/gelatin mixture also underwent compressive and bending tests, and their structures were examined by scanning electron microscopy.

resultsThe cement/gelatin mixture increased the viscosity. Significant reduction of cement permeability in cancellous bone was determined after the addition of the micro-particles. Micro-particles of 2 % in density and 125-250 μm in size decreased the permeability by 1/3 without any significant change of the cement viscosity. The biomechanical strength was unchanged in compression but decreased by up to 20 % in bending.

conclusionsGelatin micro-particles significantly increased the cement viscosity, reduced the permeability in cancellous bone of vertebra, decreased the flexural strength, but did not affect the compressive strength. Although it suggested a manageable approach in vertebral augmentation, the outcome should be further verified on a cadaveric model or an animal model before the mixture could be used safely and effectively in the clinical treatment.

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Materials TestingModels, BiologicalAnimalsBiomechanical PhenomenaBone CementsCattleCompressive StrengthGelatinParticle SizePermeabilityPolymethyl MethacrylatePostoperative ComplicationsSpineViscosityBone CementsGelatinPolymethyl Methacrylate

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PMID23832385
PMCPMC3804717
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