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Effects of cord pretension and stiffness of the Dynesys system spacer on the biomechanics of spinal decompression- a finite element study

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Effects of cord pretension and stiffness of the Dynesys system spacer on the biomechanics of spinal decompression- a finite element study
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, June 2013
DOI 10.1186/1471-2474-14-191
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Shih-Liang Shih, Chien-Lin Liu, Li-Ying Huang, Chang-Hung Huang, Chen-Sheng Chen

Abstract

The Dynesys system provides stability for destabilized spines while preserving segmental motion. However, clinical studies have demonstrated that the Dynesys system does not prevent adjacent segment disease. Moreover, biomechanical studies have revealed that the stiffness of the Dynesys system is comparable to rigid fixation. Our previous studies showed that adjusting the cord pretension of the Dynesys system alleviates stress on the adjacent level during flexion. We also demonstrated that altering the stiffness of Dynesys system spacers can alleviate stress on the adjacent level during extension of the intact spine. In the present study, we hypothesized that omitting the cord preload and changing the stiffness of the Dynesys system spacers would abate stress shielding on adjacent spinal segments.

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Unknown 35 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 6 17%
Student > Ph. D. Student 5 14%
Researcher 4 11%
Student > Master 4 11%
Student > Doctoral Student 3 9%
Other 6 17%
Unknown 7 20%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 10 29%
Engineering 7 20%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 6%
Neuroscience 2 6%
Business, Management and Accounting 1 3%
Other 4 11%
Unknown 9 26%
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