Altered disc pressure profile after an osteoporotic vertebral fracture is a risk factor for adjacent vertebral body fracture

Abstract

Residual kyphotic deformity of the vertebral body after an osteoporotic fracture has been associated with the increased risk of subsequent, especially adjacent vertebral fractures. However, the role of endplate deformity has not been evaluated. This study tested the hypothesis that the altered pressure profile of the intervertebral disc after an osteoporotic vertebral fracture, even in the absence of kyphotic deformity, will alter load transmission to the adjacent vertebra and increase the risk for adjacent vertebral fracture.Eight human lower thoracic or thoracolumbar specimens, each consisting of five vertebrae were used. To selectively fracture one of the endplates of the middle VB of each specimen a void was created under the target endplate and the specimen was flexed and compressed until failure. The fractured vertebra was subjected to spinal extension under 150 N preload that restored the anterior wall height and vertebral kyphosis, while the fractured endplate remained signific ...
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DOI
10.12681/eadd/40028
Handle URL
http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/40028
ND
40028
Alternative title
Η μηχανική ανεπάρκεια του μεσοσπονδυλίου δίσκου μετά από κάταγμα της τελικής πλάκας ως παράγοντας κινδύνου για παρακείμενα σπονδυλικά κατάγματα
Author
Tzermiadianos, Michail (Father's name: Nikolaos)
Date
2017
Degree Grantor
University of Crete (UOC)
Committee members
Κοντάκης Γεώργιος
Δαμηλάκης Ιωάννης
Αλπαντάκη Καλλιόπη
Ζώρας Οδυσσέας
Τσέτης Δημήτριος
Παπαιωάννου Αλεξάνδρα
Σπανάκη Κλέανθη
Discipline
Medical and Health SciencesBasic Medicine
Keywords
Osteoporotic fractures; Kyphoplasty; Vertebroplasty
Country
Greece
Language
English
Description
91 σ., im., tbls., ch.
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