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Comparative Finite Element Modeling Study of Anterior Cervical Arthrodesis Versus Cervical Arthroplasty With Bryan Disc or Prodisc C
- Source :
- Military medicine. 186(Suppl 1)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Introduction Cervical disc arthroplasty (CDA), a motion-preserving alternative to anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), is used in military patients for the treatment of disorders such as spondylosis. Since 2007, the FDA has approved eight artificial discs. The objective of this study is to compare the biomechanics after ACDF and CDA with two FDA-approved devices of differing designs under head and head supported mass loadings. Materials and Methods A previously validated osteoligamentous C2-T1 finite element model was used to simulate ACDF and two types of CDA (Bryan and Prodisc C) at the C5-C6 level. The hybrid loading protocol associated with in vivo head and head supported mass was used to apply flexion and extension loading. First, intact spine was subjected to 2 Nm of flexion extension and the range of motion (ROM) was measured. Next, for each surgical option, flexion-extension moments duplicating the same ROM as the intact spine were determined. Under these surgery-specific moments, ROM and facet force were obtained at the index level, and ROM, facet force, and intradiscal pressure at the rostral and caudal adjacent levels. Results ACDF led to increased motion, force and pressures at the adjacent levels. Prodisc C led to increased motion and facet force at the index level, and decreased motion, facet force, and intradiscal pressure at both adjacent levels. Bryan produced less dramatic biomechanical alterations compared with ACDF and Prodisc C. Numerical results are given in the article. Conclusions Recognizing that ROM is a clinical measure of spine stability/performance, CDA demonstrates a more physiological biomechanical response than ACDF, although the exact pattern depends on the implant design. Anterior and posterior column load-sharing patterns were different between the two implants and may affect implant selection based on the anatomical and pathological state at the index and adjacent levels.
- Subjects :
- Facet (geometry)
medicine.medical_treatment
Finite Element Analysis
0211 other engineering and technologies
Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion
02 engineering and technology
Intervertebral Disc Degeneration
Arthroplasty
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Medicine
Humans
Range of Motion, Articular
Orthodontics
021110 strategic, defence & security studies
business.industry
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Biomechanics
General Medicine
Posterior column
Biomechanical Phenomena
Spinal Fusion
Cervical arthrodesis
Cervical Vertebrae
Implant
business
Range of motion
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Diskectomy
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- ISSN :
- 1930613X
- Volume :
- 186
- Issue :
- Suppl 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Military medicine
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....e51f30c39b1326c59f77e76c6dbe2283