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Mechanical and morphological properties of parietal bone in patients with sagittal craniosynostosis

Ajami, S; Rodriguez-Florez, N; Ong, J; Jeelani, NUO; Dunaway, D; James, G; Angullia, F; ... Borghi, A; + view all (2022) Mechanical and morphological properties of parietal bone in patients with sagittal craniosynostosis. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials , 125 , Article 104929. 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2021.104929. Green open access

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Abstract

Limited information is available on the effect of sagittal craniosynostosis (CS) on morphological and material properties of the parietal bone. Understanding these properties would not only provide an insight into bone response to surgical procedures but also improve the accuracy of computational models simulating these surgeries. The aim of the present study was to characterise the mechanical and microstructural properties of the cortical table and diploe in parietal bone of patients affected by sagittal CS. Twelve samples were collected from pediatric patients (11 males, and 1 female; age 5.2 ± 1.3 months) surgically treated for sagittal CS. Samples were imaged using micro-computed tomography (micro-CT); mechanical properties were extracted by means of micro-CT based finite element modelling (micro-FE) of three-point bending test, calibrated using sample-specific experimental data. Reference point indentation (RPI) was used to validate the micro-FE output. Bone samples were classified based on their macrostructure as unilaminar or trilaminar (sandwich) structure. The elastic moduli obtained using RPI and micro-FE approaches for cortical tables (ERPI 3973.33 ± 268.45 MPa and Emicro-FE 3438.11 ± 387.38 MPa) in the sandwich structure and diploe (ERPI1958.17 ± 563.79 MPa and Emicro-FE 1960.66 ± 492.44 MPa) in unilaminar samples were in strong agreement (r = 0.86, p < 0.01). We found that the elastic modulus of cortical tables and diploe were correlated with bone mineral density. Changes in the microstructure and mechanical properties of bone specimens were found to be irrespective of patients’ age. Although younger patients are reported to benefit more from surgical intervention as skull is more malleable, understanding the material properties is critical to better predict the surgical outcome in patients <1 year old since age-related changes were minimal.

Type: Article
Title: Mechanical and morphological properties of parietal bone in patients with sagittal craniosynostosis
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2021.104929
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2021.104929
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Craniosynostosis, Cranial bone microstructure, Biomechanics of cranial bone, Pediatric
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Cardiovascular Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Cardiovascular Science > Childrens Cardiovascular Disease
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health > Developmental Biology and Cancer Dept
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10137776
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