Biomechanical Effects of Pedicle Screw Positioning on the Surgical Segment in Models After Oblique Lumbar Interbody Fusion: An in-silico Study

Bilateral pedicle screw (BPS) is the "gold standard" of fixation methods for patients with lumbar interbody fusion. Biomechanical deterioration initially triggers complications in the surgical segment. Studies proved that BPS positions and trajectory changes affect the local biomechanical...

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Published in:International journal of general medicine 2022-01, Vol.15, p.1047-1056
Main Authors: Xu, Chen, Huang, Chenyi, Cai, Ping, Fang, Zhongxin, Wei, Zhangchao, Liu, Fei, Li, Jingchi, Liu, Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
bilateral pedicle screw
Biomechanics
Bones
cage subsidence
Cartilage
Density
insertional screw positions
non-union
oblique lumbar interbody fusion
Original Research
Stress concentration
Titanium alloys
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Summary:Bilateral pedicle screw (BPS) is the "gold standard" of fixation methods for patients with lumbar interbody fusion. Biomechanical deterioration initially triggers complications in the surgical segment. Studies proved that BPS positions and trajectory changes affect the local biomechanical environment. However, no study illustrates the biomechanical effect of insertional screw positions' change on the surgical segment. Oblique lumbar interbody fusion (OLIF) with different BPS insertional positions has been simulated in a well-validated lumbo-sacral model. Fixation stability and stress responses on the surgical segment were evaluated under identical loading conditions. There is no clear variation tendency for the risk of BPS failure and the change of strain energy density of the grafted bone. However, shifting the insertional screw position close to the surgical segment will increase the range of motions (ROM) in the surgical segment and lead to stress concentration of bony structures, especially in the caudal side of the surgical segment. Adjusting the insertional position of BPS close to the surgical segment in OLIF models will lead to stress concentration of bony structures and surgical segmental instability. Therefore, reducing BPS's fixation length was not recommended, which may increase the risk of segmental instability, non-union, and cage subsidence.
ISSN:1178-7074
1178-7074
DOI:10.2147/IJGM.S352304