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ArticleBioMed research international2015

Computer Simulation and Analysis on Flow Characteristics and Distribution Patterns of Polymethylmethacrylate in Lumbar Vertebral Body and Vertebral Pedicle.

Da Liu, Xu-Li Liu, Bo Zhang, Dong-Fa Liao, Zhi-Qiang Li, Jiang-Jun Zhou, Xia Kang, Wei Zheng, Wei Lei

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Article in BioMed research international, 2015. 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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6citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Da LiuDepartment of Orthopaedics, Chengdu Military General Hospital, No. 270, Rongdu Avenue, Jinniu District, Chengdu, Sichuan 610083, China.
Xu-Li LiuDepartment of Orthopaedics, Naval Hospital, No. 6, Mazhang District, Zhanjiang, Guangdong 524096, China.
Bo ZhangDepartment of Orthopaedics, Chengdu Military General Hospital, No. 270, Rongdu Avenue, Jinniu District, Chengdu, Sichuan 610083, China.
Dong-Fa LiaoDepartment of Orthopaedics, Chengdu Military General Hospital, No. 270, Rongdu Avenue, Jinniu District, Chengdu, Sichuan 610083, China.
Zhi-Qiang LiDepartment of Orthopaedics, Chengdu Military General Hospital, No. 270, Rongdu Avenue, Jinniu District, Chengdu, Sichuan 610083, China.
Jiang-Jun ZhouDepartment of Orthopaedics, Hospital of Nanjing Military Region, No. 4, Hudong Street, Yingtan, Jiangxi 335000, China.
Xia KangDepartment of Orthopaedics, Chengdu Military General Hospital, No. 270, Rongdu Avenue, Jinniu District, Chengdu, Sichuan 610083, China.
Wei ZhengDepartment of Orthopaedics, Chengdu Military General Hospital, No. 270, Rongdu Avenue, Jinniu District, Chengdu, Sichuan 610083, China.
Wei LeiDepartment of Orthopaedics, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, No. 15, Changle West Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, China.
Chengdu Military General Hospital · CNAir Force Medical University · CNNanjing General Hospital of Nanjing Military Command · CNPLA Navy General Hospital · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study was designed to analyze the flow and distribution of polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) in vertebral body through computer simulation. Cadaveric lumbar vertebrae were scanned through electron beam tomography (EBT). The data was imported into Mimics software to build computational model. Vertebral body center and junction of pedicle and vertebral body were chosen as injection points. Silicone oil with viscosity of 100,000 cSt matching with PMMA bone cement was chosen for injection. The flow and distribution of silicone oil were analyzed using Fluent software. In vertebral body, silicone oil formed a circle-like shape centered by injection point on transverse and longitudinal sections, finally forming a sphere-like shape as a whole. Silicone oil diffused along lateral and posterior walls forming a circle-like shape on transverse section centered by injection point in pedicle, eventually forming a sphere-like shape as a whole. This study demonstrated that silicone oil flowed and diffused into a circle-like shape centered by injection point and finally formed a sphere-like shape as a whole in both vertebral body and pedicle. The flow and distribution of silicon oil in computational model could simulate PMMA distribution in vertebral body. It may provide theoretical evidence to reduce PMMA leakage risk during percutaneous vertebroplasty.

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Computer SimulationBone CementsCadaverFemaleHumansLumbar VertebraePolymethyl MethacrylateSilicone OilsSpinal FracturesTomography, X-Ray ComputedBone CementsPolymethyl MethacrylateSilicone Oils

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PMID26770969
PMCPMC4685104
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