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J Vet Sci. 2008 Jun;9(2):193-196 |
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Contribution of the xenograft bone plate-screw system in lumbar transpedicular stabilization of dogs: an in-vitro study
Hakan Salci1,*, Sani Sarigul2, Seref Dogan2, Huseyin Lekesiz3, Resat Ozcan3, O. Sacit Gorgul1, Kaya Aksoy2 |
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1Department of Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 2Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, and
3Department of Machines, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey
* hsalci@uludag.edu.tr |
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We performed biomechanical comparison of a xenograft
bone plate-screw (XBPS) system for achieving cadaveric
lumbar transpedicular stabilization (TS) in dogs. Twenty
dogs' cadaveric L2-4 lumbar specimens were harvested and
their muscles were removed, but the discs and ligaments
were left intact. These specimens were separated to four
groups: the L2-4 intact group as control (group I, n = 5),
the L3 laminectomy and bilateral facetectomy group
(LBF) (group II, n = 5), the LBF plus TS with metal
plate-screw group (group III, n = 5) and the LBF plus TS
with XBPS group (group IV, n = 5). Five kinds of biomechanical
tests were applied to the specimens: flexion,
extension, left-right bending and rotation. The averages of
the 16 stiffness values were calculated and then these were
statistically analyzed. The statistical results show that the
XBPS system contributes spinal stability and this system
can be a good choice for achieving TS.
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