Lumbar Spine Orientation Affects Compressive Fracture Outcome.
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| Title: | Lumbar Spine Orientation Affects Compressive Fracture Outcome. |
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| Authors: | Cutlan, Rachel1 (AUTHOR), Khokhar, Muhammad2 (AUTHOR), Shammout, Nader2 (AUTHOR), Shah, Alok S.2 (AUTHOR), Frazer, Lance3 (AUTHOR), Yoganandan, Narayan2,4 (AUTHOR), Shender, Barry S.5 (AUTHOR), Sheehy, James5 (AUTHOR), Paskoff, Glenn5 (AUTHOR), Nicolella, Daniel3 (AUTHOR), Bentley, Timothy6 (AUTHOR), Shabani, Saman2 (AUTHOR), Stemper, Brian D.1,2,4 (AUTHOR) bstemper@mcw.edu |
| Source: | Annals of Biomedical Engineering. Apr2026, Vol. 54 Issue 4, p1076-1085. 10p. |
| Subjects: | Vertebral fractures, Spinal curvatures, Biomechanics, Lumbar vertebrae, Wounds & injuries, Axial loads, Acceleration (Mechanics) |
| Abstract: | Purpose: Understanding how spinal orientation affects injury outcome is essential to understand lumbar injury biomechanics associated with high-rate vertical loading. Methods: Whole-column human lumbar spines (T12–L5) were dynamically loaded using a drop tower to simulate peak axial forces associated with high-speed aircraft ejections and helicopter crashes. Spines were allowed to maintain natural lordotic curvature for loading, resulting in a range of orientations. Pre-test X-rays were used to quantify specimen orientation at the time of loading. Primary fracture types were identified (wedge, n = 6; burst, n = 4; hyperextension, n = 4) and compared for loading parameters and lumbar orientation. Results: Fracture type was dependent on peak acceleration, bending moment, Cobb angle, sagittal spinal tilt, and location of the applied load. Conclusions: Lumbar spine orientation under high-rate axial acceleration affected the resulting fracture type. Analysis of pre-test X-rays revealed that spines that sustained wedge and burst fractures were oriented straighter at the time of loading. The load was applied centrally to T12 in spines with burst fractures, and anteriorly to T12 in spines with wedge fractures. Spines that sustained hyperextension fracture had lower peak accelerations, larger Cobb angles at the time of loading, and sustained larger extension moments. Fracture presentation is an important and understudied factor that influences biomechanical stability, clinical course, and long-term patient outcomes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | Purpose: Understanding how spinal orientation affects injury outcome is essential to understand lumbar injury biomechanics associated with high-rate vertical loading. Methods: Whole-column human lumbar spines (T12–L5) were dynamically loaded using a drop tower to simulate peak axial forces associated with high-speed aircraft ejections and helicopter crashes. Spines were allowed to maintain natural lordotic curvature for loading, resulting in a range of orientations. Pre-test X-rays were used to quantify specimen orientation at the time of loading. Primary fracture types were identified (wedge, n = 6; burst, n = 4; hyperextension, n = 4) and compared for loading parameters and lumbar orientation. Results: Fracture type was dependent on peak acceleration, bending moment, Cobb angle, sagittal spinal tilt, and location of the applied load. Conclusions: Lumbar spine orientation under high-rate axial acceleration affected the resulting fracture type. Analysis of pre-test X-rays revealed that spines that sustained wedge and burst fractures were oriented straighter at the time of loading. The load was applied centrally to T12 in spines with burst fractures, and anteriorly to T12 in spines with wedge fractures. Spines that sustained hyperextension fracture had lower peak accelerations, larger Cobb angles at the time of loading, and sustained larger extension moments. Fracture presentation is an important and understudied factor that influences biomechanical stability, clinical course, and long-term patient outcomes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 00906964 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10439-024-03604-y |
