MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF THORACOLUMBAR CORONAL SPLIT FRACTURES: FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS
ABSTRACT Objective To analyze the behavior of thoracolumbar fractures of the coronal split type using the finite element method. Methods Two comparative studies were conducted through simulation of coronal split fractures in a finite model in which the first lumbar vertebra (L1) was considered to be fractured. In the first case, the fracture line was considered to have occurred in the middle of the vertebral body (50%), while in the second model, the fracture line occurred in the anterior quarter of the vertebral body (25%). The maximum von Mises stress values were compared, as well as the axial displacement between fragments of the fractured vertebra. Results The stress levels found for the fracture located at half of the vertebral body were 43% higher (264.88 MPa x 151.16 MPa) than those for the fracture located at the anterior 25% of the vertebra, and the axial displacement of the 50% fractured body was also greater (1.19 mm x 1.10 mm). Conclusions Coronal split fractures located in the anterior quarter of the vertebral body incurred less stress and displacements and are more amenable to conservative treatment than 50% fractures occurring in the middle of the vertebral body. Level of Evidence III; Experimental study.
Main Authors: | HUBNER,ANDRÉ RAFAEL, GARCIA,MATEUS MEIRA, MAIA,RODRIGO ALVES VIEIRA, GASPARIN,DANIEL, ISRAEL,CHARLES LEONARDO, SPINELLI,LEANDRO DE FREITAS |
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Coluna
2020
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Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-18512020000300205 |
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