Lumbopelvic Stabilization with Two Methods of Triangular Osteosynthesis: A Biomechanical Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Implants
2.2. Bone Model
2.3. Fracture Model and Instrumentation
2.4. Biomechanical Testing
2.5. Data Evaluation
2.6. Statistics
3. Results
3.1. Initial Stiffness
3.2. Sacral Screw Cutout and Screw Loosening in Iliac Bone
3.3. Cycles to Failure
3.4. Catastrophic Construct Failure Mode
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Grüneweller, N.; Leunig, J.; Zderic, I.; Gueorguiev, B.; Colcuc, C.; Wähnert, D.; Vordemvenne, T. Lumbopelvic Stabilization with Two Methods of Triangular Osteosynthesis: A Biomechanical Study. J. Clin. Med. 2024, 13, 4744. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13164744
Grüneweller N, Leunig J, Zderic I, Gueorguiev B, Colcuc C, Wähnert D, Vordemvenne T. Lumbopelvic Stabilization with Two Methods of Triangular Osteosynthesis: A Biomechanical Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2024; 13(16):4744. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13164744
Chicago/Turabian StyleGrüneweller, Niklas, Julia Leunig, Ivan Zderic, Boyko Gueorguiev, Christian Colcuc, Dirk Wähnert, and Thomas Vordemvenne. 2024. "Lumbopelvic Stabilization with Two Methods of Triangular Osteosynthesis: A Biomechanical Study" Journal of Clinical Medicine 13, no. 16: 4744. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13164744