The influence of facet joint orientation and tropism on the stress at the adjacent segment after lumbar fusion surgery: A biomechanical analysis

Spine Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1841-1847

  Kim, Ho Joong ^a   Kang, Kyoung Tak ^b   Son, Juhyun ^b   Lee, Choon Ki ^c   Chang, Bong Soon ^c   Yeom, Jin S ^a  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adjacent segment degeneration; Anterior shear force; Facet orientation; Facet tropism; Finite element analysis; Lumbar fusion

Indexed keywords

ADJACENT SEGMENT DEGENERATION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FACET JOINT ORIENTATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FORCE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; JOINT FUNCTION; LUMBAR FUSION SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE SURGERY; TORSION; TROPISM; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PRESSURE; SPINE FUSION; SURGERY; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; PRESSURE; SPINAL FUSION; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TROPISM; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 84938210127     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: 18781632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2015.03.038     Document Type: Article

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