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Finite Element Analysis for Comparison of Spinous Process Osteotomies Technique with Conventional Laminectomy as Lumbar Decompression Procedure
Yonsei Medical Journal ; : 146-153, 2015.
Article in English | WPRIM | ID: wpr-174640
ABSTRACT

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this study was to evaluate and compare the biomechanical behavior of the lumbar spine after posterior decompression with the spinous process osteotomy (SPiO) technique or the conventional laminectomy (CL) technique using a finite element (FE) model. MATERIALS AND

METHODS:

Three validated lumbar FE models (L2-5) which represented intact spine and two decompression models using SPiO and CL techniques at the L3-4 segment were developed. In each model, the ranges of motion, the maximal von Mises stress of the annulus fibrosus, and the intradiscal pressures at the index segment (L3-4) and adjacent segments (L2-3 and L4-5) under 7.5 Nm moments were analyzed. Facet contact forces were also compared among three models under the extension and torsion moments.

RESULTS:

Compared to the intact model, the CL and SPiO models had increased range of motion and annulus stress at both the index segment (L3-4) and the adjacent segments under flexion and torsion. However, the SPiO model demonstrated a reduced range of motion and annulus stress than the CL model. Both CL and SPiO models had an increase of facet contact force at the L3-4 segment under the torsion moment compared to that of the intact model. Under the extension moment, however, three models demonstrated a similar facet contact force even at the L3-4 model.

CONCLUSION:

Both decompression methods lead to postoperative segmental instability compared to the intact model. However, SPiO technique leads to better segmental stability compared to the CL technique.
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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Osteotomy / Stress, Mechanical / Biomechanical Phenomena / Range of Motion, Articular / Decompression, Surgical / Finite Element Analysis / Zygapophyseal Joint / Intervertebral Disc / Laminectomy / Lumbar Vertebrae Limits: Humans / Male Language: English Journal: Yonsei Medical Journal Year: 2015 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Osteotomy / Stress, Mechanical / Biomechanical Phenomena / Range of Motion, Articular / Decompression, Surgical / Finite Element Analysis / Zygapophyseal Joint / Intervertebral Disc / Laminectomy / Lumbar Vertebrae Limits: Humans / Male Language: English Journal: Yonsei Medical Journal Year: 2015 Type: Article