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Erschienen in: BMC Medical Imaging 1/2017

Open Access 01.12.2017 | Technical advance

Distal radius plate of CFR-PEEK has minimal effect compared to titanium plates on bone parameters in high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography: a pilot study

verfasst von: Joost J. A. de Jong, Arno Lataster, Bert van Rietbergen, Jacobus J. Arts, Piet P. Geusens, Joop P. W. van den Bergh, Paul C. Willems

Erschienen in: BMC Medical Imaging | Ausgabe 1/2017

Abstract

Background

Carbon-fiber-reinforced poly-ether-ether-ketone (CFR-PEEK) has superior radiolucency compared to other orthopedic implant materials, e.g. titanium or stainless steel, thus allowing metal-artifact-free postoperative monitoring by computed tomography (CT). Recently, high-resolution peripheral quantitative CT (HRpQCT) proved to be a promising technique to monitor the recovery of volumetric bone mineral density (vBMD), micro-architecture and biomechanical parameters in stable conservatively treated distal radius fractures. When using HRpQCT to monitor unstable distal radius fractures that require volar distal radius plating for fixation, radiolucent CFR-PEEK plates may be a better alternative to currently used titanium plates to allow for reliable assessment. In this pilot study, we assessed the effect of a volar distal radius plate made from CFR-PEEK on bone parameters obtained from HRpQCT in comparison to two titanium plates.

Methods

Plates were instrumented in separate cadaveric human fore-arms (n = 3). After instrumentation and after removal of the plates duplicate HRpQCT scans were made of the region covered by the plate. HRpQCT images were visually checked for artifacts. vBMD, micro-architectural and biomechanical parameters were calculated, and compared between the uninstrumented and instrumented radii.

Results

No visible image artifacts were observed in the CFR-PEEK plate instrumented radius, and errors in bone parameters ranged from −3.2 to 2.6%. In the radii instrumented with the titanium plates, severe image artifacts were observed and errors in bone parameters ranged between −30.2 and 67.0%.

Conclusions

We recommend using CFR-PEEK plates in longitudinal in vivo studies that monitor the healing process of unstable distal radius fractures treated operatively by plating or bone graft ingrowth.
Abkürzungen
BMD
Bone mineral density
BV/TV
Bone to total volume
CFR-PEEK
Carbon-fiber-reinforced poly-ether-ether-ketone
Ct.Th
Cortical thickness
Dcort
Cortical density
Dtot
Total density
Dtrab
Trabecular density
F.Ult
Ultimate failure load
HRpQCT
High-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography
MRI
Magnetic resonance imaging
RMSCV
Root-mean-square coefficient of variation
ROI
Region of interest
Scomp
Compression stiffness
Tb.N
Trabecular number
Tb.Sp
Trabecular separation
Tb.Th
Trabecular thickness
VDRP
Volar distal radius plate

Background

Carbon-fiber-reinforced poly-ether-ether-ketone (CFR-PEEK) is increasingly being used as a material for orthopedic implants, e.g. in spinal cages, hip prostheses, or intramedullary nails [14]. One of the main advantages of this material is that CFR-PEEK has been found to have superior radiolucency as compared to other materials that are conventionally used for orthopedic implants, such as stainless steel or titanium. Therefore, implants made out of CFR-PEEK allow metal-artifact-free postoperative monitoring by computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and radiographs [5].
Recently, it has been shown that the repair process of stable distal radius fractures can be monitored longitudinally in vivo using high-resolution peripheral computed tomography (HRpQCT) [6, 7]. For clinical and research purposes, it would be of great interest to monitor the repair process of unstable fractures or the ingrowth of bone graft or bone graft substitutes after corrective osteotomy as well. Whereas stable distal radius fractures are usually treated by immobilization with a fiberglass cast, which only has a limited effect on the bone parameters obtained by HRpQCT [8], volar distal radius plates (VDRPs) as internal fixation are a generally accepted treatment in case of unstable distal radius fractures or after corrective osteotomy [9]. Since VDRPs are usually made from stainless steel or, more common, from titanium, they cause severe artifacts on CT and HRpQCT images [10], including scattering, beam hardening and streak occurrence [11]. Besides reduced sensitivity of CT measurements, this may result in an over- or underestimation of the bone density, micro-architectural and biomechanical parameters that are derived from such images [10].
Besides other implants, VDRPs made of CFR-PEEK were recently developed. Whereas it is known that the polymers alone will not cause major artifacts in clinical CT scans, potentially they could affect the density and morphology measurements in HRpQCT images due to changes in beam hardening or scatter-related noise. Also, such plates typically contain metal fibers or other additions to increase their visibility on radiographs that may cause artifacts. It therefore is unknown whether the quantitatively obtained bone parameters obtained from HRpQCT images remain unaffected. We expect that a CFR-PEEK plate will lead to less artifacts in HRpQCT images as compared to metal plates, and thus might be a suitable alternative to the currently used titanium plates in studies monitoring the healing process of unstable fractures or ingrowth of bone graft or bone graft substitutes after corrective osteotomy.
Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare the effect of VDRPs made of titanium or made of CFR-PEEK on the occurrence of artifacts in HRpQCT images and on the volumetric bone mineral density (vBMD), micro-architectural and biomechanical parameters that are obtained from these images.

Methods

Volar distal radius plates

Three types of commercially available VDRPs from different firms were compared in this study. Plate #1 (Standard 5-hole Volar Distale Radius Plate, Icotec AG, Switzerland) had a thickness of 2.5 mm and consisted of CFR-PEEK to which 0.5% tantalum fibers were added for radiological visibility. Plate #2 (VariAxTM Standard Anatomical Volar Distal Radius Plate, Strycker Corporation, United States of America) was 2 mm thick and made of titanium alloy Ti6Al4V, which contained 89% titanium, 6% aluminum and 4% vanadium. Plate# 3 (2.4 mm Variable Angle LCP Volar Extra-Articular Distal Radius Plate, Synthes AG, Switzerland) was 2.4 mm thick and also made of a titanium alloy, i.e. Ti6Al7Nb containing 86% titanium, 6% aluminum and 7% niobium.

Fresh frozen fore-arms

For this study three intact human fore-arms (right side) were isolated from three cadavers. A handwritten and signed codicil from each donor, posed when still alive and well, is kept at the Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands. This is required by Dutch law for the use of cadavers for scientific research and education. The fore-arms were thawed for 8 h at 16 °C before surgery was started.

Surgery

Each plate was instrumented by an experienced orthopedic surgeon (PW) in one fore-arm by means of a standard volar approach and fixed to the distal radius according to the instruction manual provided by the manufacturer. During surgery, employees of the respective firms were present to support the surgeon and to make sure the proper surgical techniques were used. In all plates, five screws were fixed in the metaphysis distally from the region of interest (ROI) and two screws were fixed in the shaft proximally from the ROI (Fig. 1). The screws were made of the same material as the respective plate. The plates were removed after HRpQCT scans had been performed.

HRpQCT scanning

Both after instrumentation and after removal of the plates, the fore-arms were scanned twice, with repositioning between each scan (thus four times in total) by HRpQCT (XtremeCT, Scanco Medical AG, Switzerland) using clinical in vivo settings by the manufacturer (60 kVp effective energy, 900 μA tube current, and 100 ms integration time). A standard stack of 110 transverse images with an isotropic voxel size of 82 μm was acquired, covering a region of 9 mm in each fore-arm. The ROI was set at the distal end of the radius and which was covered by a part of the plate without screw holes (Fig. 2). Also, the ROI was chosen such that it was located in between the five distal and two proximal screws to eliminate distortion by the screws.

Bone density and micro-architecture

For each forearm, the HRpQCT scans with and without a plate were matched by slice-matching to make sure the same region was analyzed. The HRpQCT images within the ROI were then evaluated using the standard patient evaluation protocol provided by the manufacturer and has been described earlier in detail elsewhere [12]. In short, after contouring of the periosteal boundary of the radius, the total region was separated into a cortical and trabecular region. For each region, the volumetric bone mineral density (Dtot, Dcort and Dtrab, respectively) [mgHA/cm3] was assessed. The mineralized bone was extracted and a segmented image was created [12] from which the following micro-architectural parameters were assessed: trabecular number (Tb.N) [mm−1], thickness (Tb.Th) [mm] and separation (Tb.Sp) [mm]. For the cortical region, the thickness (Ct.Th) [mm] was calculated [12].

Micro finite element analysis

μFE models were created directly from the segmented HRpQCT images, similar to earlier studies [13, 14]. In short, each voxel representing bone was converted into a brick element of the size, thus creating a representative μFE model of the bone’s micro-architecture. Typically, these μFE models consisted of 3 to 4 million elements. Equal material properties were assigned to every element, i.e. a Young’s modulus of 10 GPa and a Poisson ratio of 0.3 [14]. By applying a ‘high friction’ compression test in the axial direction as described by Pistoia et al., the following biomechanical parameters were estimated: stiffness (Scomp) [kN/mm], which can be described as the resistance against displacement; and ultimate failure load (F.Ult) [kN], which is the load at which the fracture criterion is met, e.g. the strain in at least 2% of the volume exceeds 0.7% [13].

Statistics

Reproducibility of the bone density, micro-architectural and biomechanical parameters was expressed using the root mean-square coefficient of variation (RMSCV%) [15]:
$$ \mathrm{RMSCV}\%=\sqrt{\frac{{\mathrm{d}}^2}{2}}/\overline{\mathrm{x}}\cdot 100\% $$
(1)
with d the difference between the first and second measurement, and \( \overline{x} \) the mean of the two measurements.
Means for the bone parameters in each instrumented and uninstrumented radius were calculated from the duplicate measurements. The errors in the bone parameters introduced by each plate were expressed as percent differences between the instrumented and uninstrumented radius, with the uninstrumented radius as 100% reference.

Results

HRpQCT images

HRpQCT images of each radius with and without plate are shown in Fig. 3. The tantalum fibers that were incorporated into the CFR-PEEK plates were clearly visible, and no visible image artifacts were observed when the CFR-PEEK plate was instrumented (Fig. 3a). In the radii instrumented with the titanium plates, severe image artifacts were seen (Fig. 3b and c). These image artifacts consisted of streaks and a higher intensity of the bone voxels that are closely located to the plate.

Errors in bone parameters

The reproducibility (RMSCV%) of the bone density, micro-architectural and biomechanical parameters ranged from 0.0 to 2.3% (Table 1).
Table 1
Reproducibility (RMSCV%) calculated from duplicate HRpQCT measurements at the uninstrumented and instrumented radii
Bone parameter
RMSCV% Radius #1
RMSCV% Radius #2
RMSCV% Radius #3
Un-instrumented
Instrumented (CFR-PEEK)
Un-instrumented
Instrumented (Titanium)
Un-instrumented
Instrumented (Titanium)
vBMD
 Dtot
0.52
2.18
0.02
1.29
0.00
0.20
 Dtrab
0.10
1.95
0.34
0.00
0.31
0.62
 Dcort
0.31
1.48
0.24
1.13
0.01
0.06
Micro − architecture
 BV/TV
0.00
1.76
0.47
0.00
1.25
0.00
 Tb.N
2.24
0.92
0.00
1.19
0.72
0.67
 Tb.Th
1.84
0.90
0.00
1.66
0.00
1.11
 Tb.Sp
2.16
0.99
0.16
1.13
0.37
0.08
 Ct.Th
1.50
1.55
0.00
1.65
0.93
0.00
Biomechanical
 Scomp
0.42
1.38
0.28
1.71
0.02
0.49
 F.Ult
0.28
1.30
0.40
2.23
0.06
0.54
Abbreviations: vBMD volumetric bone mineral density, Dtot total density, Dtrab trabecular density, Dcort cortical density, BV/TV bone to total volume, Tb.N trabecular number, Tb.Th trabecular thickness, Tb.Sp trabecular separation, Ct.Th cortical thickness, Scomp compression stiffness, F.Ult ultimate failure load
In Table 2, the bone parameters measured per uninstrumented and instrumented distal radius are shown, together with the percent errors that were introduced by each plate. All errors in bone parameters are in comparison to the same but uninstrumented radius. For the radius instrumented with the CFR-PEEK plate, percent errors in bone parameters ranged from −3.2% in Ct.Th to +2.6% in Tb.Sp, and the smallest error was observed in Dtrab, with −0.8%. For the radii instrumented with the titanium plates, in general the percent errors were larger. For the radius instrumented with plate #2, the percent errors in bone parameters ranged from −43.2% in Tb.Sp to +67.2% in Dtrab, and the smallest error was observed in Scomp, with +7.5%. For the radius instrumented with plate #3, the largest percent errors in bone parameters were also found in Tb.Sp and Dtrab, being −11.2% and +30.2%, respectively. The smallest error was observed in F.Ult, with +0.1%.
Table 2
Bone mineral density, micro-architectural and biomechanical parameters measured with HRpQCT at the uninstrumented and instrumented distal radius and the percent difference between them
Bone parameter
Radius #1
Radius #2
Radius #3
Un-instrumented
Instrumented (CFR-PEEK)
Error (Δ%)
Un-instrumented
Instrumented (Titanium)
Error (Δ%)
Un-instrumented
Instrumented (Titanium)
Error (Δ%)
vBMD
 Dtot [mgHA/cm3]
273
266
(−2.5)
343
520
(+51.8)
229
245
(+6.7)
 Dtrab [mgHA/cm3]
146
145
(−0.8)
181
304
(+67.2)
62
80
(+30.2)
 Dcort [mgHA/cm3]
862
848
(−1.6)
839
1004
(+19.6)
853
850
(−0.3)
Micro − architecture
 BV/TV [−]
0.122
0.121
(−1.2)
0.152
0.253
(+67.0)
0.052
0.067
(+30.1)
 Tb.N [mm−1]
1.58
1.54
(−2.2)
1.92
2.98
(+55.0)
0.96
1.06
(+10.5)
 Tb.Th [mm]
0.077
0.079
(+1.9)
0.079
0.085
(+7.6)
0.054
0.064
(+17.6)
 Tb.Sp [mm]
0.557
0.571
(+2.6)
0.442
0.251
(−43.2)
0.996
0.885
(−11.2)
 Ct.Th [mm]
0.94
0.91
(−3.2)
1.01
1.29
(+27.2)
0.76
0.76
(+0.7)
Biomechanical
 Scomp [N/mm]
150
147
(−1.9)
133
143
(+7.5)
70
69
(−1.0)
 F.Ult [kN]
7.17
7.06
(−1.5)
6.24
6.85
(+9.8)
3.28
3.28
(+0.1)
Abbreviations: vBMD volumetric bone mineral density, Dtot total density, Dtrab trabecular density, Dcort cortical density, BV/TV bone to total volume, Tb.N trabecular number, Tb.Th trabecular thickness, Tb.Sp trabecular separation, Ct.Th cortical thickness, Scomp compression stiffness, F.Ult ultimate failure load

Discussion

This study tested the effect of CFR-PEEK and two titanium VDRPs on bone density, micro-architectural and biomechanical parameters at the distal radius obtained by HRpQCT in combination with μFEA. Compared to conventional VDRPs that are made from titanium alloys, the plate made from CFR-PEEK introduced no visible image artifacts and had a minimal effect on the assessment of vBMD, micro-architectural and biomechanical parameters.
As expected, severe image artifacts were introduced by the titanium plates, which in turn led to an overestimation of the BMD, trabecular number and thickness and biomechanical properties, and an underestimation of trabecular separation at the distal radius. The errors in these bone parameters, however, differed between both titanium plates and this difference is probably related to the positioning and geometry of the plates: plate #2 was wider, thicker, and as can be seen in Fig. 3, more closely instrumented onto the radius, whereas plate #3 was smaller and a small gap between the bone and the plate was left after instrumentation. Nevertheless, the magnitude of the errors introduced by the titanium plates is higher than the reproducibility of the HRpQCT technique. Additionally, due to differences in positioning and size of the implants it seems almost impossible to correct the bone parameters in a systematic way, which makes these titanium plates unsuitable in studies when one wants to monitor bone healing with HRpQCT.
The CFR-PEEK plate, on the other hand, introduced relatively small errors that were of the same order as the reproducibility of the HRpQCT technique [8, 12, 16]. A plate made from CFR-PEEK would therefore be a suitable alternative to the conventional volar distal radius plates, if one wants to monitor the healing process of unstable distal radius fractures with HRpQCT or any other X-ray technique.
Besides the low number of subjects, a limitation of the present study is that each plate was instrumented on a different radius. However, all results were specified relative to those of the same radius without a plate, and the density and micro-architectural parameters of the radius on which the CFR-PEEK plate was instrumented was in-between those of the radii to which a titanium plate was attached, making it unlikely that this has affected the results in any way. Another important limitation of this pilot study is the difference in geometry between the three plates that were tested. It is likely that a thick, wide plate, such as plate #2, introduces more severe image artifacts and hence larger errors in bone parameters, than a thin, small plate. Furthermore, we did not test VDRPs made from stainless steel. The main reason is that at present in the Netherlands, where the study was conducted, the commonly used plates are made from titanium alloy. However, since stainless steel causes more severe image artifacts in CT than titanium [17], it is expected that stainless steel plates would lead to higher errors in HRpQCT-derived bone parameters as compared to titanium plates.

Conclusions

In conclusion, the results of this pilot study indicate that a volar distal radius plate made from CFR-PEEK has minimal effect on bone parameters obtained at the distal radius with HRpQCT. We therefore recommend the use of CFR-PEEK plates instead of conventional titanium plates in studies that aim to monitor the healing process of distal radius fractures or bone graft ingrowth at the distal radius over time using HRpQCT.

Acknowledgements

We thank A. Gisep (Icotec AG), H. Gerritsen (Stryker) and D. Mobers (Synthes GmbH) for providing the plates, screws, instrumentation kits and technical assistance. Furthermore, we thank J. Hekking and L. Huiberts from the Anatomy and Embryology department of Maastricht University for their support before and after surgery and preparation of the cadaver materials.

Funding

This study was supported by funding of the Weijerhorst Foundation (WH2).

Availability of data and materials

The dataset generated and analyzed during the current study is available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

Authors’ contributions

Research design: JdJ, AL, JA and PW. Acquisition, analysis or interpretation of the data: JdJ, AL, BvR, JA, PG, JvdB and PW. Drafting the manuscript: JdJ, AL, BvR and PW. Revising the manuscript: JdJ, AL, BvR, JA, PG, JvdB and PW. All authors have read and approved the final submitted manuscript.

Competing interests

B. van Rietbergen is a consultant for Scanco Medical AG. J.J. Arts is a board member of workgroup Biotechnology of the Dutch Orthopedic Association (NOV) and a board member of the Dutch Society for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering (NBTE). P.C. Willems is a board member of the Dutch Spine Society (association of spine surgeons).
Not applicable.
A hand-written and signed codicil from each donor, posed when still alive and well, is kept at the Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands. By signing this codicil, the donors approved the use of their corpses for scientific research or educational purposes. According to Dutch law, separate approval from an ethical committee for scientific research with non-living human subjects is not required.
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Distal radius plate of CFR-PEEK has minimal effect compared to titanium plates on bone parameters in high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography: a pilot study
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Joost J. A. de Jong
Arno Lataster
Bert van Rietbergen
Jacobus J. Arts
Piet P. Geusens
Joop P. W. van den Bergh
Paul C. Willems
Publikationsdatum
01.12.2017
Verlag
BioMed Central
Erschienen in
BMC Medical Imaging / Ausgabe 1/2017
Elektronische ISSN: 1471-2342
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12880-017-0190-z

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