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Biomechanical Comparison of Multilevel Lumbar Instrumented Fusions in Adult Spinal Deformity According to the Upper and Lower Fusion Levels: A Finite Element Analysis

Multilevel lumbar fusion with posterior pedicle screw fixation is a widely performed surgical procedure for the management of adult spinal deformity. However, there has not been a comprehensive biomechanical study on the different types of fusion levels in terms of stability and possible complicatio...

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Autores principales: Son, Dong-Min, Lee, Soo-Bin, Lee, Sung-Jae, Park, Tae-Hyun, Jang, Ji Eun, Jeong, Seung Jo, Kang, Young-Mi, Lee, Byung Ho
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9729043/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36506913
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/2534350
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author Son, Dong-Min
Lee, Soo-Bin
Lee, Sung-Jae
Park, Tae-Hyun
Jang, Ji Eun
Jeong, Seung Jo
Kang, Young-Mi
Lee, Byung Ho
author_facet Son, Dong-Min
Lee, Soo-Bin
Lee, Sung-Jae
Park, Tae-Hyun
Jang, Ji Eun
Jeong, Seung Jo
Kang, Young-Mi
Lee, Byung Ho
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description Multilevel lumbar fusion with posterior pedicle screw fixation is a widely performed surgical procedure for the management of adult spinal deformity. However, there has not been a comprehensive biomechanical study on the different types of fusion levels in terms of stability and possible complications. We aimed to investigate the biomechanical properties of multilevel lumbar fusion according to different types of upper and lower fusion levels. Six different types of fusions were performed using three-dimensional finite element models. Type A and B referred to the group of which upper fusion level was L1 and T10, respectively. Subtype 1, 2, and 3 referred to the group of which lower fusion level was L5, S1, and ilium, respectively (A1, L1-L5; A2, L1-S1; A3, L1-ilium; B1, T10-L5; B2, T10-S1; B3, T10-ilium). Flexion, extension, axial rotation, and lateral bending moments were applied, and the risk of screw loosening and failure and adjacent segment degeneration (ASD) was analyzed. Stress at the bone-screw interface of type B3 was lowest in overall motions. The risk of screw failure showed increasing pattern as the upper and lower levels extended in all motions. Proximal range of motion (ROM) increased as the lower fusion level changed from L5 to S1 and the ilium. For axial rotation, type B3 showed higher proximal ROM (16.2°) than type A3 (11.8°). In multilevel lumbar fusion surgery for adult spinal deformity, adding iliac screws and increasing the fusion level to T10-ilium may lower the risk of screw loosening. In terms of screw failure and proximal ASD, however, T10-ilium fusion has a higher potential risk compared with other fusion types. These results will contribute for surgeons to provide adequate patient education regarding screw failure and proximal ASD, when performing multilevel lumbar fusion.
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spelling pubmed-97290432022-12-08 Biomechanical Comparison of Multilevel Lumbar Instrumented Fusions in Adult Spinal Deformity According to the Upper and Lower Fusion Levels: A Finite Element Analysis Son, Dong-Min Lee, Soo-Bin Lee, Sung-Jae Park, Tae-Hyun Jang, Ji Eun Jeong, Seung Jo Kang, Young-Mi Lee, Byung Ho Biomed Res Int Research Article Multilevel lumbar fusion with posterior pedicle screw fixation is a widely performed surgical procedure for the management of adult spinal deformity. However, there has not been a comprehensive biomechanical study on the different types of fusion levels in terms of stability and possible complications. We aimed to investigate the biomechanical properties of multilevel lumbar fusion according to different types of upper and lower fusion levels. Six different types of fusions were performed using three-dimensional finite element models. Type A and B referred to the group of which upper fusion level was L1 and T10, respectively. Subtype 1, 2, and 3 referred to the group of which lower fusion level was L5, S1, and ilium, respectively (A1, L1-L5; A2, L1-S1; A3, L1-ilium; B1, T10-L5; B2, T10-S1; B3, T10-ilium). Flexion, extension, axial rotation, and lateral bending moments were applied, and the risk of screw loosening and failure and adjacent segment degeneration (ASD) was analyzed. Stress at the bone-screw interface of type B3 was lowest in overall motions. The risk of screw failure showed increasing pattern as the upper and lower levels extended in all motions. Proximal range of motion (ROM) increased as the lower fusion level changed from L5 to S1 and the ilium. For axial rotation, type B3 showed higher proximal ROM (16.2°) than type A3 (11.8°). In multilevel lumbar fusion surgery for adult spinal deformity, adding iliac screws and increasing the fusion level to T10-ilium may lower the risk of screw loosening. In terms of screw failure and proximal ASD, however, T10-ilium fusion has a higher potential risk compared with other fusion types. These results will contribute for surgeons to provide adequate patient education regarding screw failure and proximal ASD, when performing multilevel lumbar fusion. Hindawi 2022-11-30 /pmc/articles/PMC9729043/ /pubmed/36506913 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/2534350 Text en Copyright © 2022 Dong-Min Son et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
spellingShingle Research Article
Son, Dong-Min
Lee, Soo-Bin
Lee, Sung-Jae
Park, Tae-Hyun
Jang, Ji Eun
Jeong, Seung Jo
Kang, Young-Mi
Lee, Byung Ho
Biomechanical Comparison of Multilevel Lumbar Instrumented Fusions in Adult Spinal Deformity According to the Upper and Lower Fusion Levels: A Finite Element Analysis
title Biomechanical Comparison of Multilevel Lumbar Instrumented Fusions in Adult Spinal Deformity According to the Upper and Lower Fusion Levels: A Finite Element Analysis
title_full Biomechanical Comparison of Multilevel Lumbar Instrumented Fusions in Adult Spinal Deformity According to the Upper and Lower Fusion Levels: A Finite Element Analysis
title_fullStr Biomechanical Comparison of Multilevel Lumbar Instrumented Fusions in Adult Spinal Deformity According to the Upper and Lower Fusion Levels: A Finite Element Analysis
title_full_unstemmed Biomechanical Comparison of Multilevel Lumbar Instrumented Fusions in Adult Spinal Deformity According to the Upper and Lower Fusion Levels: A Finite Element Analysis
title_short Biomechanical Comparison of Multilevel Lumbar Instrumented Fusions in Adult Spinal Deformity According to the Upper and Lower Fusion Levels: A Finite Element Analysis
title_sort biomechanical comparison of multilevel lumbar instrumented fusions in adult spinal deformity according to the upper and lower fusion levels: a finite element analysis
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9729043/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36506913
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/2534350
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