Name: proximal cadaveric femur preparation for fracture strength testing and quantitative ct-based finite element analysis
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We willen graag de materialen en structurele Testing Core Facility danken aan de Mayo Clinic voor technische ondersteuning. Daarnaast willen wij bedanken Lawrence J. Berglund, Brant Newman, Jorn op den Buijs, Ph.D., voor hun hulp tijdens de studie. Dit onderzoek werd financieel ondersteund door het Grainger Innovation Fund van het Grainger Foundation.

LET OP: Alle studies in dit protocol werd goedgekeurd door de Institutional Review Board (IRB) in Mayo Clinic. De botten werden verkregen over een periode van 6 jaar uit verschillende organisaties. Alle monsters werden genomen binnen 72 uur na overlijden, verpakt in zoutoplossing verzadigde handdoeken en opgeslagen bij -20 ° C tot preparaat. 1. Het meten van botmineraaldichtheid Met behulp van DXA <ol><li> Verwijderen monsters bewaard bij -20 ° C vriezer te ontdooien bij kamertemperatuur...

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Presenteerden we een robuust bot voorbereiding protocol voor het waarborgen van de mechanische testen en QCT / FEA modelleren van femur kracht in een zijwaartse val op de heup configuratie. Deze methode werd onze standaard in-house protocol. Gedurende 6 jaar, met wisselende personeel, ongeveer 200 dijbenen werden succesvol bereid volgens dit protocol. De uitkomsten van het protocol omvat het classificeren van botaandoeningen met behulp van DXA, het uitsluiten van metastatische ziekten, eerdere fracturen, of implantaten ...

Determining the true cadaveric proximal femoral fracture strength with mechanical testing is a destructive method that requires a rigorous testing approach for accurate measurements. In particular, proper bone preparation methods are necessary to maintain near in vivo integrity of the bones prior to mechanical fracture testing1. This is achieved by proper bone storage and minimizing handling at room temperature. This test data is extensively used to validate QCT/FEA models of femoral fracture which have the potential to be used clinically to understand the fracture risk, especially in osteoporotic patients. Unfortunately, there is no current standard procedure to prepare proximal femur samples for mechanical testing. A good testing procedure should ensure repeatability and reproducibility of the preparation process. Therefore, fixtures required for sample preparation need to be carefully designed and fabricated to minimize the likelihood of various testing errors. We also need to minimize the preparation time for which bone tissue is at room temperature and thus in danger of degradation with irreversible changes in mechanical properties. 
To this end, we have developed a procedure that preserves bone tissue across multiple preparation steps. This is important to ensure minimal exposure time at room temperature while also minimizing the number of freeze/thaw cycles which can affect tissue physical properties2. The entire procedure is long and nontrivial as the steps occurred over multiple weeks and required scheduling for scanning procedures and personnel availability. The steps included thawing bone samples, screening the samples using DXA scanning to obtain bone mineral density (BMD) values, X-ray to rule out any diseased specimens, and finally CT scanning to estimate distribution of bone mineral and femoral geometry. All the specimens were prepared for testing by removing extraneous soft tissues from the bone surface, cutting the femur to a length required for testing, and potting the femur in a desired orientation for simulating a sideways fall on the hip during subsequent testing. It is essential to keep the time period for all these operations as short as possible. A robust protocol is thus mandatory for consistent specimen preparation, tissue preservation between steps, and for reducing the overall preparation time. 
The aim of this paper is to present in detail the procedures involved in the preparation of femoral samples for subsequent mechanical testing under various conditions. Preservation of the bone tissue is crucial in this process and we achieved it by keeping specimens frozen between steps and keeping them carefully wrapped in saline saturated towels at all times except when scanning and mechanically testing the bones. Femora were also kept wrapped in saline wet towels during the steps involving PMMA curing to prevent dryness of the bone tissue.

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			<td>CT potting container and scanning fixture</td>
			<td>Internally manufactured</td>
			<td>N/A</td>
			<td>Custom designed and manufactured</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>CT scanner</td>
			<td>Siemens</td>
			<td>Somatom Definition scanner (Siemens, Malvern, PA)</td>
			<td>CT scanning equipment</td>
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			<td>Quantitative CT Phantom</td>
			<td>Midways Inc, San Francisco, CA</td>
			<td>Model 3 CT calibration Phantom</td>
			<td>Used for obtaining BMD values from Hounsfield units in the CT image</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry scanner</td>
			<td>General Electric</td>
			<td>N/A</td>
			<td>GE Lunar iDXA scanner for bone health or any similar BMD scanners</td>
		</tr>
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			<td>Hygenic Orhodontic Resin (PMMA)</td>
			<td>Patterson Dental Supply</td>
			<td>H02252</td>
			<td>Controlled substance and can be purchased with proper approval</td>
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			<td>Freezer</td>
			<td>Kenmore</td>
			<td>N/A</td>
			<td>This is a -20oC storage for bones</td>
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			<td>X-ray scanner</td>
			<td>General Electric</td>
			<td>&#160;46-270615P1</td>
			<td>X-ray imaging equipment.&#160;&#160;</td>
		</tr>
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			<td>X-ray films</td>
			<td>Kodak</td>
			<td>N/A</td>
			<td>Used to display x-ray images</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>X-ray developer</td>
			<td>Kodak X-Omatic</td>
			<td>M35A X-OMAT&#160;</td>
			<td>Used for developing X-ray images</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>X-ray Cassette</td>
			<td>Kodak X-Omatic</td>
			<td>N/A</td>
			<td>Used for holding x-ray films</td>
		</tr>
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			<td>5-pound Rice Bags</td>
			<td>Great Value</td>
			<td>N/A&#160;</td>
			<td>Used for mimicking soft tissue during the DXA scanning process</td>
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			<td>Physiologic Saline (0.9% Sodium Chloride)</td>
			<td>Baxter</td>
			<td>NDC 0338-0048-04</td>
			<td>Used for keeping samples hydrated</td>
		</tr>
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			<td>Scalpels and scrapers</td>
			<td>Bard-Parker</td>
			<td>N/A</td>
			<td>Used to clean the bone from soft tissue</td>
		</tr>
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			<td>Cast cutter</td>
			<td>Stryker</td>
			<td>810-BD001</td>
			<td>Used to cut femoral shaft</td>
		</tr>
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			<td>Drilling machine</td>
			<td>Bosch</td>
			<td>N/A</td>
			<td>Used to drill the femoral shaft</td>
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			<td>Fume Hood</td>
			<td>Hamilton</td>
			<td>70532</td>
			<td>Used for ventilation when using making PMMA</td>
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proximal cadaveric femur preparation for fracture strength testing and quantitative ct-based finite element analysis

Cadaveric breuk testen wordt routinematig gebruikt om factoren die van invloed proximale femur sterkte begrijpen. Omdat ex vivo biologische weefsels zijn gevoelig voor hun mechanische eigenschappen na verloop van tijd te verliezen, prepareren voor experimentele tests moeten zorgvuldig worden uitgevoerd om betrouwbare resultaten die vertegenwoordigen in vivo omstandigheden te verkrijgen. Om die reden hebben we een protocol en een set van de inrichting aan de femorale exemplaren zodanig dat hun mechanische eigenschappen ervaren minimale veranderingen voor te bereiden. De dijbenen werden in bevroren toestand gehouden behalve tijdens bereidingsstappen mechanische testen. De relevante klinische metingen van de totale heup en femurhals botmineraaldichtheid (BMD) werden verkregen met een klinische dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) bot densitometer, en de 3D geometrie en verdeling van botmineraal werden verkregen met CT een calibratie fantoom voor kwantitatieve schattingen op basis van de grijswaarden. Eventuele botziekte, fractuur, Of de aanwezigheid van implantaten of artefacten die de botstructuur, werd uitgesloten met X-ray scans. Voor de bereiding werden alle beenderen zorgvuldig ontdaan van overtollig zacht weefsel, en werden gesneden en gepot aan de binnengrenzen draaihoek van belang. Een snij inrichting liet het distale uiteinde van het bot afgesneden waardoor de proximale femur bij een gewenste lengte. Om positionering van de femorale nek op voorgeschreven hoek mogelijk te maken tijdens later CT-mechanische testen werden de proximale dijbeenholtes gepot in polymethylmethacrylaat (PMMA) met een inrichting speciaal ontworpen voor de gewenste richtingen. De verzamelde gegevens uit onze experimenten werden vervolgens ter validatie kwantitatieve computertomografie (QCT) gebaseerde eindige elementen analyse (FEA), zoals beschreven in een ander protocol. In dit manuscript, presenteren we het protocol voor de precieze bot voorbereiding voor mechanische testen en de daaropvolgende QCT / FEA modellering. Het huidige protocol is met succes toegepast op ongeveer 200 cad bereidenaveric dijbenen over een 6-jarige periode.

De dode femora werden bevroren verzonden en gehandhaafd op -20 ° C tot voorbereiding begon. BMD scanning werd uitgevoerd met een DXA scanner aan totale heup en BMD en T-score voor elk monster (Figuur 1) te meten. Een T-score is het aantal standaarddeviaties van de gemeten BMD ten opzichte van de gemiddelde waarden voor jonge gezonde proefpersonen. Het kan variëren van -2,5 of lager osteoporotische botten, tussen -1 en -2,5 voor osteopenisch botten en hoger dan -1 norma...

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Proximal Cadaveric Femur Preparation for Fracture Strength Testing and Quantitative CT-based Finite Element Analysis

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