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ArticleJournal of orthopaedic translation2019

Normal intervertebral segment rotation of the subaxial cervical spine: An

Yan Yu, Jing-Sheng Li, Tao Guo, Zhao Lang, James D Kang, Liming Cheng, Guoan Li, Thomas D Cha

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Yan YuOrthopaedic Bioengineering Research Center, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Newton-Wellesley Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Wellesley, MA, USA.
Jing-Sheng LiCollege of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA.
Tao GuoOrthopaedic Bioengineering Research Center, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Newton-Wellesley Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Wellesley, MA, USA.
Zhao LangOrthopaedic Bioengineering Research Center, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Newton-Wellesley Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Wellesley, MA, USA.
James D KangDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Liming ChengDepartment of Spine Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, PR China.
Guoan LiOrthopaedic Bioengineering Research Center, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Newton-Wellesley Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Wellesley, MA, USA.
Thomas D ChaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.

Funding

In-vivo Lumbar Disc DeformationR21AR057989 · NIAMS · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI LI, GUOAN · 2010 to 2011
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NIAMS NIH HHS R21 AR057989
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Abstract

backgroundAccurate knowledge of the intervertebral center of rotation (COR) and its corresponding range of motion (ROM) can help understand development of cervical pathology and guide surgical treatment.

methodsTen asymptomatic subjects were imaged using MRI and dual fluoroscopic imaging techniques during dynamic extension-flexion-extension (EFE) and axial left-right-left (LRL) rotation. The intervertebral segment CORs and ROMs were measured from C34 to C67, as the correlations between two variables were analyzed as well.

resultsDuring the EFE motion, the CORs were located at 32.4 ± 20.6%, -2.4 ± 11.7%, 21.8 ± 12.5% and 32.3 ± 25.5% posteriorly, and the corresponding ROMs were 13.8 ± 4.3°, 15.1 ± 5.1°, 14.4 ± 7.0° and 9.2 ± 4.3° from C34 to C67. The ROM of C67 was significantly smaller than other segments. The ROMs were not shown to significantly correlate to COR locations (

conclusionThe CORs and ROMs of the subaxial cervical intervertebral segments were segment level- and neck motion-dependent during the THE TRANSLATIONAL POTENTIAL OF THIS ARTICLE: Our study indicates that the subaxial cervical intervertebral CORs and ROMs were segment level- and neck motion-dependent. This may help to improve the artificial disc design as well as surgical technique by which the neck functional motion is restored following the cervical arthroplasty.

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Center of rotationCervical spineIntervertebral segmentsIn-vivo spine kinematicsRange of motionTotal disc replacement

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PMCPMC6718920

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