Research Article

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

Table 2

Intraoperative vertebral body reduction in regard to body angle (KA) and vertebral height (SI) with changes in preoperative values to those after fracture creation (T1) and values after fracture creation to those postinterventional VCF fixations (T2).

KA (°)SI (%)
Mean SEMRangeMean SEMRange

T1Increase in value, healthy versus fracture creation
G1 + 24.1 0.81–104.5 1.02–12
G1
No augmentation
4.2 1.11–84.2 1.62–11
G2
Spongiosa
3.9 1.32–104.9 1.63–12

T2Decrease in value, fracture creation versus VCF fixation
G1 + 23.8 0.52–74.1 1.10–11
G1
No augmentation
3.5 0.91–74.3 1.90–11
G2
Spongiosa
4.2 0.73–73.9 1.31–10