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ArticleJournal of orthopaedic surgery and research2023

Biomechanical investigation of the hybrid lumbar fixation technique with traditional and cortical bone trajectories in transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: finite element analysis.

Ying Huang, Abulikemu Maimaiti, Yiming Tian, Zhengrong Li, Alafate Kahaer, Paerhati Rexiti

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Ying Huang *Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, China.
Abulikemu Maimaiti *Department of Spine Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, China.
Yiming TianXinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, China.
Zhengrong LiXinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, China.
Alafate KahaerDepartment of Spine Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, China.
Paerhati RexitiDepartment of Spine Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, China. parhart@vip.sina.com.

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Natural Science Foundation of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars No. 2021D01E29Xinjiang Medical University Entrepreneurship Training Program for College Students No. CY2021002
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objectiveTo compare the biomechanical performance of the hybrid lumbar fixation technique with the traditional and cortical bone trajectory techniques using the finite element method.

methodsFour adult wet lumbar spine specimens were provided by the Department of Anatomy and Research of Xinjiang Medical University, and four L1-S1 lumbar spine with transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) models at L4-L5 segment and four different fixation techniques were established: bilateral traditional trajectory screw fixation (TT-TT), bilateral cortical bone trajectory screw fixation (CBT-CBT), hybrid CBT-TT (CBT screws at L4 and TT screws at L5) and TT-CBT (TT screws at L4 and CBT screws at L5). The range of motion (ROM) of the L4-L5 segment, von Mises stress of cage, internal fixation, and rod were compared in flexion, extension, left and right bending, and left and right rotation.

resultsCompared with the TT-TT group, the TT-CBT group exhibited lower ROM of L4-L5 segment, especially in left-sided bending; the CBT-TT group had the lowest ROM of L4-L5 segment in flexion and extension among the four fixation methods. Compared with the CBT-CBT group, the peak cage stress in the TT-CBT group was reduced by 9.9%, 18.1%, 21.5%, 23.3%, and 26.1% in flexion, left bending, right bending, left rotation, and right rotation conditions, respectively, but not statistically significant (P > 0.05). The peak stress of the internal fixation system in the TT-CBT group was significantly lower than the other three fixation methods in all five conditions except for extension, with a statistically significant difference between the CBT-TT and TT-CBT groups in the left rotation condition (P = 0.017). In addition, compared with the CBT-CBT group, the peak stress of the rod in the CBT-TT group decreased by 34.8%, 32.1%, 28.2%, 29.3%, and 43.0% under the six working conditions of flexion, extension, left bending, left rotation, and right rotation, respectively, but not statistically significant (P > 0.05).

conclusionsCompared with the TT-TT and CBT-CBT fixation methods in TLIF, the hybrid lumbar fixation CBT-TT and TT-CBT techniques increase the biomechanical stability of the internal fixation structure of the lumbar fusion segment to a certain extent and provide a corresponding theoretical basis for further development in the clinic.

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Pedicle ScrewsSpinal FusionAdultBiomechanical PhenomenaCortical BoneFinite Element AnalysisFracture Fixation, InternalHumansLumbar VertebraeRange of Motion, ArticularBiomechanicsCortical bone trajectoryFinite element analysisLumbar pedicle screws

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