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Area of Science:

  • Biomechanics of the spine
  • Orthopedic research
  • Materials science of bone

Background:

  • Previous methods for detecting bone fractures in experiments had limitations in pinpointing fracture location and timing.
  • Digital image correlation (DIC) offers a non-contact optical technique to measure surface displacement and quantify damage-related variables.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare fracture locations from video analysis with high compressive strain areas identified by DIC.
  • To assess the timing of cortical shell damage relative to the global yield force in vertebral bodies.

Main Methods:

  • Ex vivo compression experiments were performed on isolated human cadaveric thoracolumbar vertebrae (n=6).
  • Digital image correlation (DIC) was used to measure surface displacement and strain.
  • Video analysis identified fracture locations during quasi-static compression to failure.

Main Results:

  • Fracture locations observed in video analysis correlated well with areas of high compressive strain detected by DIC.
  • Over 10% of DIC measurements indicated cortical bone damage (minimum principal strain of 1.0%) occurred before the global yield force was reached.

Conclusions:

  • DIC provides an objective method for determining the location and timing of vertebral fractures in ex vivo experiments.
  • This technique is valuable for advancing the understanding of vertebral fracture mechanics.
  • DIC data can be used to validate computational models of vertebral failure.