title: Effect of posterolateral disc replacement on kinematics and stress distribution in the lumbar spine: a finite element study.
abstract: The current study aimed to compare the biomechanics of the L3-S1 spine segment treated either by fusion or total disc replacement (TDR) using the TRIUMPH(®) Lumbar Disc (Globus Medical, Audubon, PA). A validated three-dimensional, nonlinear finite element model (FEM) of L3-S1 was altered at L4/L5 by fusion and implantation of the TRIUMPH(®) Lumbar Disc. Under a hybrid testing protocol, the resultant range of motion (ROM), nucleus pressure at the adjacent levels, facet joint force, and anterior longitudinal ligament (ALL) force were analyzed. FEM predicted several changes in biomechanics when compared to the intact segment. The analyses suggest that posterolateral lumbar disc arthroplasty with the TRIUMPH(®) Lumbar Disc can preserve the mobility of the surgical level while not allowing excessive ROM and reducing segmental motion at the adjacent levels when compared to fusion. The current finite element model could be valuable for engineers and surgeons seeking to optimize TDR designs.
authors: Temple University College of Engineering, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
authors: Wenhai
authors: W
authors: Wang
authors: Henry
authors: H
authors: Zhang
authors: Keya
authors: K
authors: Sadeghipour
authors: George
authors: G
authors: Baran
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism; D003198:Computer Simulation; D020342:Finite Element Analysis; D006801:Humans; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008022:Ligaments / Q000473:pathology; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012984:Software; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D059145:Total Disc Replacement / Q000379:methods*; D021801:Zygapophyseal Joint / Q000601:surgery