Effect of polymethylmethacrylate augmentation on cervical stability after ACIF: In vitro biomechanical study
- Resource Type
- Conference
- Authors
- Chen, Chun; Zhao, Weidong; Sun, Peidong; Zheng, Wei; Wu, Changfu; Qu, Dongbin; Ouyang, Jun
- Source
- 2010 3rd International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Informatics Biomedical Engineering and Informatics (BMEI), 2010 3rd International Conference on. 5:1860-1862 Oct, 2010
- Subject
- Bioengineering
Communication, Networking and Broadcast Technologies
Computing and Processing
Signal Processing and Analysis
Robotics and Control Systems
Fatigue
Fasteners
Testing
Motion segmentation
Surgery
Read only memory
Bones
Cement augmentation
Vertebrae screw
Fatiguev loading
Biomechanics
- Language
- ISSN
- 1948-2914
1948-2922
Anterior Cervical Interbody Fusion (ACIF) has become increasingly popular over the last decade for cervical degenerative disease. The purpose of this study was to determine if augmenting conventional vertebrae screws with polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) bone cement can further improve the fixation strength before and after fatigue so as to provide biomechanical characteristics for screw loose revision surgery and preventive augmentation. The results of this study indicated that PMMA augmentation could significantly increase the instant cervical stability and anti-fatigue ability after ACIF.