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Biomechanical restoration of metastatic cancer-induced peri-acetabular bone defects by ablation-osteoplasty-reinforcement-internal fixation technique (AORIF): To screw or not to screw?
Morris MT, Alder KD, Moushey A, Munger AM, Milligan K, Toombs C, Conway D, Lee I, Chen F, Tommasini SM, Lee FY. Biomechanical restoration of metastatic cancer-induced peri-acetabular bone defects by ablation-osteoplasty-reinforcement-internal fixation technique (AORIF): To screw or not to screw? Clinical Biomechanics 2022, 92: 105565. PMID: 34999389, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2021.105565.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCyclic loadingEnergy absorptionFinite element analysisHigh energy absorptionElement analysisBone defectsComposite boneStress relaxationSkeletal reinforcementReinforcement techniquesCement augmentation proceduresCementLoadingBone cement augmentationNumerous clinical advantagesBiomechanical testingPeriacetabular defectsFracture locationOsteolytic metastasesIntraarticular fracturesJoint preservationAcetabular augmentationCombination of screwsBiomechanical restorationFixation group
2012
Aggravation of inflammatory response by costimulation with titanium particles and mechanical perturbations in osteoblast- and macrophage-like cells
Lee HG, Hsu A, Goto H, Nizami S, Lee JH, Cadet ER, Tang P, Shaji R, Chandhanayinyong C, Kweon SH, Oh DS, Tawfeek H, Lee FY. Aggravation of inflammatory response by costimulation with titanium particles and mechanical perturbations in osteoblast- and macrophage-like cells. American Journal Of Physiology - Cell Physiology 2012, 304: c431-c439. PMID: 23255578, PMCID: PMC3602649, DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00202.2012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone-implant junctionEffect of particlesAbsence of TiWear particlesShear stressMechanical loadingTitanium particlesMetal implantsMechanical perturbationsMechanical strainFluid pressureParticlesBone tissueOsseous integrationTiOsteoprogenitor cellsImplant failureLoadingGene expressionCombined effectMechanical stimuliInterface