Study of mechanical effects of lumbar disc arthroplasty on facet joints at the index level/adjacent levels by using a validated finite element analysis.
Zot F, Ben-Brahim E, Severyns M, Ledoux Y, Mesnard M, Caillé L, Swennen C, Teyssédou S, Moufid AY, Germaneau A, Vendeuvre T.
Zot F, et al.
Front Bioeng Biotechnol. 2023 Nov 21;11:1287197. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2023.1287197. eCollection 2023.
Front Bioeng Biotechnol. 2023.
PMID: 38076418
Free PMC article.
Methods: Intact models were developed from CT-scans of human lumbar spine specimens (L4-S1), and arthroplasty models were obtained by replacing the L4-L5 disc with total disc replacement implants. Pure moments were applied to reproduce physiological loadings of flexion/ext …
Methods: Intact models were developed from CT-scans of human lumbar spine specimens (L4-S1), and arthroplasty models were obtained by replac …