Name: proximal cadaveric femur preparation for fracture strength testing and quantitative ct-based finite element analysis
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Nos gustaría dar las gracias al Fondo para Materiales y Ensayos Estructurales Core en la Clínica Mayo para soporte técnico. Además, nos gustaría dar las gracias a Lawrence J. Berglund, Brant Newman, Jorn op den Buijs, Ph.D., por su ayuda durante el estudio. Este estudio fue apoyado financieramente por el Fondo de Innovación de la Fundación Grainger Grainger.

NOTA: Todos los estudios presentados en este protocolo fue aprobado por el Consejo de Revisión Institucional (IRB) de la Clínica Mayo. Los huesos fueron obtenidos en un periodo de 6 años a partir de diversas organizaciones. Todas las muestras se recogieron dentro de las 72 horas de la muerte, envuelto en toallas de solución salina saturada, y se almacena a -20 ° C hasta la preparación. 1. La medición de la densidad mineral ósea Usando DXA <ol><li> Retire especímenes conservados a ...

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Se presenta un protocolo de preparación de hueso robusto para asegurar las pruebas y QCT / FEA mecánica de modelado de la fuerza del fémur en una caída de lado en la configuración de la cadera. Este método se convirtió en nuestro protocolo estándar de la casa. A lo largo de 6 años, con el personal que varían, alrededor de 200 fémures se prepararon con éxito después de este protocolo. Los resultados del protocolo incluye la clasificación de afecciones óseas mediante DXA y descartar enfermedades metastásic...

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>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<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>
		<tr>
			<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>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<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>
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			<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

pruebas de fractura Cadaveric se utiliza rutinariamente para entender los factores que afectan la fuerza fémur proximal. Debido ex vivo tejidos biológicos son propensos a perder sus propiedades mecánicas con el tiempo, la muestra de la preparación para las pruebas experimentales debe realizarse con cuidado para obtener resultados fiables que representan las condiciones in vivo. Por esa razón, hemos diseñado un protocolo y un conjunto de accesorios para preparar las muestras de fémur de tal manera que sus propiedades mecánicas experimentaron cambios mínimos. Los fémures se mantuvieron en un estado congelado, excepto durante las etapas de preparación y ensayos mecánicos. Se obtuvieron los medidas clínicas pertinentes de cadera total y femoral densidad cuello mineral ósea (BMD) con un densitómetro óseo clínica absorciometría dual de rayos X (DXA), y se obtuvieron la geometría y distribución de mineral de hueso 3D utilizando CT con un cuerpo de calibración para estimaciones cuantitativas basadas en los valores de escala de grises. Cualquier posible enfermedad ósea, fractura, O la presencia de implantes o artefactos que afectan a la estructura ósea, se descartó la tomografía de rayos X. Para la preparación, todos los huesos se limpiaron cuidadosamente del exceso de tejido blando, y fueron cortadas y en maceta en el ángulo de rotación interna de interés. Un accesorio de corte permite que el extremo distal del hueso para ser cortada dejando el fémur proximal en una longitud deseada. Para permitir el posicionamiento del cuello femoral en ángulos prescritos durante más tarde de exploración CT y ensayos mecánicos, los ejes femorales proximales se maceta en polimetilmetacrilato (PMMA) con un accesorio diseñado específicamente para orientaciones deseadas. Los datos recogidos de nuestros experimentos se utilizaron luego para la validación de la tomografía computarizada cuantitativa (QCT) basado en el análisis de elementos finitos (FEA), como se describe en un protocolo diferente. En este manuscrito, presentamos el protocolo para la preparación del hueso preciso para ensayos mecánicos y posterior modelado QCT / FEA. El actual protocolo se aplicó con éxito para preparar aproximadamente 200 cadfémures Averic lo largo de un período de 6 años.

Los fémures de cadáver se enviaron congelados y se mantuvieron a -20 ° C hasta que comenzó la preparación. DMO de exploración se realizó con un escáner DEXA para medir la cadera total y el cuello, así como la DMO T-score para cada muestra (Figura 1). Un puntaje T es el número de desviaciones estándar de la DMO medida en comparación con los valores medios de los sujetos jóvenes sanos. Puede variar desde -2.5 o inferior para huesos osteoporóticos, entre -1 y ...

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