Use of a personalized hybrid biomechanical model to assess change in lumbar spine function with a TDR compared to an intact spine.

Knapik, Gregory G   •   Mendel, Ehud   •   Marras, William S

published in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society



endpoint

implant testing (undefined)
range of motion (undefined)


basics

diagnosis:
intact status

localization:
T12/L1
L1/L2
L2/L3
L3/L4
L4/L5
L5/S1

method:
biomechanics → total disc replacement (TDR)
biomechanics → measurements on adjacent segment
biomechanics → measurements without intervention
biomechanics → FE-model

publication details

10.1007/s00586-011-1743-4
pubmed
21445618
2012
biomechanical study
no
none
2b