Biomechanical analysis of the reasonable cervical range of motion to prevent non-fusion segmental degeneration after single-level ACDF

W Liang, B Han, Y Hai, J Yang, P Yin - Frontiers in bioengineering …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The compensatory increase in intervertebral range of motion (ROM) after cervical fusion can
increase facet joint force (FJF) and intradiscal pressure (IDP) in non-fusion segments …

Biomechanical analysis of the novel S-type dynamic cage by implementation of teaching learning based optimization algorithm-An experimental and finite element …

PS Manickam, G Ghosh, GM Shetty… - Medical Engineering & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF) is the most popular and effective
procedure for patients with intervertebral disc degeneration, where the degenerated disc is …

The influence of over-distraction on biomechanical response of cervical spine post anterior interbody fusion: A comprehensive finite element study

CH Cheng, PY Chiu, HB Chen, CC Niu… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) has been considered as the
gold standard surgical treatment for cervical degenerative pathologies. Some surgeons tend …

Classification of three-level hybrid surgery for the treatment of cervical degenerative disc disease: a retrospective study of 108 patients

K Huang, H Wang, H Liu, Y Meng, C Ding, B Wang… - BMC surgery, 2022 - Springer
Introduction According to the different numbers and locations of cervical disc arthroplasty
(CDA) and anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), three-level hybrid surgery (HS) …

Optimization of spinal reconstructions for thoracolumbar burst fractures to prevent proximal junctional complications: A finite element study

CE Wong, HT Hu, YH Huang, KY Huang - Bioengineering, 2022 - mdpi.com
The management strategies of thoracolumbar (TL) burst fractures include posterior, anterior,
and combined approaches. However, the rigid constructs pose a risk of proximal junctional …

Preliminary exploration of the biomechanical properties of three novel cervical porous fusion cages using a finite element study

Z Xu, Y Li, W Huang, Z Wang, X Xu, S Tian - BMC Musculoskeletal …, 2023 - Springer
Background Porous cages are considered a promising alternative to high-density cages
because their interconnectivity favours bony ingrowth and appropriate stiffness tuning …

[HTML][HTML] Hybrid surgery: a comparison of early postoperative outcomes between anterior cervical discectomy and fusion and cervical disc arthroplasty

GD Michalopoulos, AR Bhandarkar, R Jarrah… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2021 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Hybrid surgery (HS) is the combination of anterior cervical discectomy and
fusion (ACDF) and cervical disc arthroplasty (CDA) at different levels in the same operation …

Comparison of posterior fixation strategies for thoracolumbar burst fracture: a finite element study

CE Wong, HT Hu, CH Tsai, JL Li… - Journal of …, 2021 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The management of thoracolumbar (TL) burst fractures remained challenging. Due to the
complex nature of the fractured vertebrae and the lack of clinical and biomechanical …

Current Evidence for Hybrid Constructs: Simultaneous ACDF/Arthroplasty and Arthroplasty Adjacent to Previous ACDF

NJ Lee, RA Lehman - Clinical Spine Surgery, 2023 - journals.lww.com
It is not surprising that the utilization of hybrid constructs, combining cervical disc
arthroplasty with anterior cervical disc arthroplasty, has steadily increased over the last …

Biomechanical feasibility of semi-rigid stabilization and semi-rigid lumbar interbody fusion: a finite element study

CE Wong, HT Hu, LH Kao, CJ Liu, KC Chen… - BMC Musculoskeletal …, 2022 - Springer
Background Semi-rigid lumbar fusion offers a compromise between pedicle screw-based
rigid fixation and non-instrumented lumbar fusion. However, the use of semi-rigid …