Pan Chien-Chou, Lee Cheng-Hung, Chen Kun-Hui, Yen Yu-Chun, Su Kuo-Chih
Department of Orthopedics, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung 407, Taiwan.
Department of Rehabilitation Science, Jenteh Junior College of Medicine, Nursing and Management, Miaoli 356, Taiwan.
Bioengineering (Basel). 2023 Oct 24;10(11):1238. doi: 10.3390/bioengineering10111238.
Oblique lumbar interbody fusion (OLIF) can be combined with different screw instrumentations. The standard screw instrumentation is bilateral pedicle screw fixation (BPSF). However, the operation is time consuming because a lateral recumbent position must be adopted for OLIF during surgery before a prone position is adopted for BPSF. This study aimed to employ a finite element analysis to investigate the biomechanical effects of OLIF combined with BPSF, unilateral pedicle screw fixation (UPSF), or lateral pedicle screw fixation (LPSF). In this study, three lumbar vertebra finite element models for OLIF surgery with three different fixation methods were developed. The finite element models were assigned six loading conditions (flexion, extension, right lateral bending, left lateral bending, right axial rotation, and left axial rotation), and the total deformation and von Mises stress distribution of the finite element models were observed. The study results showed unremarkable differences in total deformation among different groups (the maximum difference range is approximately 0.6248% to 1.3227%), and that flexion has larger total deformation (5.3604 mm to 5.4011 mm). The groups exhibited different endplate stress because of different movements, but these differences were not large (the maximum difference range between each group is approximately 0.455% to 5.0102%). Using UPSF fixation may lead to higher cage stress (411.08 MPa); however, the stress produced on the endplate was comparable to that in the other two groups. Therefore, the length of surgery can be shortened when unilateral back screws are used for UPSF. In addition, the total deformation and endplate stress of UPSF did not differ much from that of BPSF. Hence, combining OLIF with UPSF can save time and enhance stability, which is comparable to a standard BPSF surgery; thus, this method can be considered by spine surgeons.
斜外侧腰椎椎间融合术(OLIF)可与不同的螺钉内固定方式相结合。标准的螺钉内固定方式是双侧椎弓根螺钉固定(BPSF)。然而,该手术耗时较长,因为在进行OLIF手术时必须采用侧卧位,之后再转为俯卧位进行BPSF。本研究旨在通过有限元分析来探究OLIF联合BPSF、单侧椎弓根螺钉固定(UPSF)或外侧椎弓根螺钉固定(LPSF)的生物力学效应。在本研究中,建立了三种采用不同固定方法的OLIF手术的腰椎有限元模型。对这些有限元模型施加六种载荷工况(前屈、后伸、右侧弯、左侧弯、右侧轴向旋转和左侧轴向旋转),并观察有限元模型的总变形和冯·米塞斯应力分布。研究结果显示,不同组之间的总变形差异不显著(最大差异范围约为0.6248%至1.3227%),且前屈时的总变形较大(5.3604毫米至5.4011毫米)。由于运动方式不同,各组终板应力有所差异,但这些差异不大(每组之间的最大差异范围约为0.455%至5.0102%)。采用UPSF固定可能会导致椎间融合器应力较高(411.08兆帕);然而,终板上产生的应力与其他两组相当。因此,采用UPSF使用单侧后路螺钉时可缩短手术时间。此外,UPSF的总变形和终板应力与BPSF相比差异不大。因此,OLIF联合UPSF可节省时间并增强稳定性,与标准的BPSF手术相当;脊柱外科医生可考虑采用这种方法。
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