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Pelvis weight-bearing ability after minimally invasive stabilizations for periacetabular lesion. J Orthop Res 2021 Oct;39(10):2124-2129

Date

12/11/2020

Pubmed ID

33300165

DOI

10.1002/jor.24945

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-85097849676 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   8 Citations

Abstract

Periacetabular metastatic lesions cause debilitating weight-bearing pain and pose a risk of pelvic pathologic fracture. Minimally invasive percutaneous stabilization is an alternative palliative therapy over extensive open reconstructive surgeries. This study aimed to investigate the biomechanical behaviors of three distinct techniques of percutaneous periacetabular stabilization. A total of 20 composite hemipelves custom-made to contain Harrington type III periacetabular lesion based on a patient's computed tomograpy scans were assigned to treatment groups of cementoplasty alone using polymethyl methacrylate (Cement), screw fixation alone using ischial and posterior-to-anterior screws (Screws), cement-augmented screws (Screws&Cement), and a control group (Untreated). All hemipelves were loaded in a mechanical test configuration mimicking a single-legged stance, and failure load, failure deformation, and construct stiffness were determined. In the experiments, Screws&Cement demonstrated the highest yield strength (4711 ± 362 N) and was 12% higher than Cement (4005 ± 304 N, p = 0.019), 125% higher than Screws (2097 ± 359 N, p < 0.0001), and 184% higher than Untreated (1658 ± 254 N, p < 0.0001). No significant difference in yield strength was found between Screws and Untreated. Screws&Cement also demonstrated the highest stiffness (1013 ± 92 N/mm), followed by Cement (893 ± 49 N/mm), and both groups were significantly stiffer than Screws (543 ± 114 N/mm, p < 0.0001) and Untreated (580 ± 91 N/mm, p < 0.0001 for Screws&Cement, and p = 0.0003 for Cement). This study demonstrated that a cement-augmented periacetabular reconstruction is an effective option for percutaneous treatment of Harrington III periacetabular metastatic lesion. The addition of pelvic screws over cementoplasty significantly improved the pelvis load-bearing strength. When large periacetabular lesions are present, augmented screw fixation appears to be the superior choice of treatment.

Author List

Lea WB, Tutton SM, Alsaikhan N, Neilson JC, Schafer S, King DM, Wang M

Authors

David M. King MD Chair, Professor in the Orthopaedic Surgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin
John C. Neilson MD Associate Professor in the Orthopaedic Surgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Mei Wang PhD Associate Professor in the Orthopaedic Surgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Biomechanical Phenomena
Bone Cements
Bone Screws
Fractures, Bone
Humans
Pelvis
Weight-Bearing