Cementless Titanium Mesh Fixation of Osteoporotic Burst Fractures of the Lumbar Spine Leads to Bony Healing: Results of an Experimental Sheep Model

Table 1

Micro-CT histomorphometric 3D parameters of healthy bone (T0), osteoporotic bone (T1), the callus formation (T2), and its differences in both treatment groups.

Time point	BV/TV (%)	SMI	Tb.N (mm^−1)	Tb.Th (mm)	Tb.Sp (mm)
T0	34.72 2.54 (27.12–48.50)	0.15 0.03 (0.04–0.29)	1.56 0.05 (1.34–1.74)	0.22 0.01 (0.18–0.28)	0.58 0.04 (0.40–0.71)
T1	28.83 2.29 (22.60–33.09)	0.14 0.12; (0.07–0.39)	1.65 0.12; (1.33–1.83)	0.17 0.00; (0.17–0.18)	0.52 0.01; (0.49–0.54)
T2	68.96 4.69; (35.11–86.02)	−3.68 0.74; (−7.33–+0.82)	2.49 0.13; (2.09–3.60)	0.29 0.03; (0.12–0.40)	0.20 0.01; (0.14–0.25)
T2G1	71.65 5.07; (51.81–79.82)	−2.56 0.81; (−4.15–+0.45)	2.21 0.06; (2.09–3.40)	0.33 0.03; (0.26–0.40)	0.22 0.01; (0.20–0.25)
T2G2	66.28 7.80; (35.11–86.02)	−2.81 1.25; (−7.33–+0.82)	2.77 0.17; (2.41–3.60)	0.25 0.04; (0.12–0.36)	0.18 0.01; (0.14–0.22)

T1 versus T0 ; T2 versus T1 .