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| Title: |
Biomechanical comparison of the K-ROD and Dynesys dynamic spinal fixator systems – A finite element analysis |
| Author: |
Lin, Hung-Ming Pan, Yung-Ning Liu, Chien-Lin Huang, Li-Ying Huang, Chang-Hung Chen, Chen-Sheng |
| Appeared in: |
Bio-medical materials and engineering |
| Paging: | Volume 23 (2013) nr. 6 pages 495-505 |
| Year: |
2013-10-28 |
| Contents: |
Dynamic spinal fixators, such as the Dynesys (DY) and K-ROD (KD) systems, are designed to restore spinal stability and to provide flexibility. The long-term complications of implant breakage and the biomechanics of the adjacent and the bridged levels using the KD system are still unknown. Therefore, this study aims to investigate and compare the biomechanical effects of the KD system and the DY system. Finite element (FE) models of the degenerated lumbar spine, the DY system, and the KD system were each reconstructed. Hybrid-controlled analysis was applied in the three FE models. The FE results indicated that the KD system supplies the most stiffness during extension and the least stiffness during flexion, in contrast to the DY system. In contrast to the DY system, the KD system increased the facet contact force of the adjacent level, but this system decreased the screw stress on the cranial adjacent disc and the pedicle during flexion. |
| Publisher: |
IOS Press |
| Source file: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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