The effects of tether pretension within vertebral body tethering on the biomechanics of the spine: a Finite Element analysis

IF 1.4 4区工程技术 Q3 ENGINEERING, CIVIL Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI:10.1590/1679-78256932

L. F. Nicolini, J. Greven, P. Kobbe, F. Hildebrand, M. Stoffel, B. Markert, Borja Martinez Yllera, Marcelo Simoni Simões, C. Roesler, E. Fancello

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Abstract

This study investigates the biomechanics of the spine after insertion of vertebral body tethering (VBT) with different cord pretensions. For that purpose, a Finite Element model of the average thoracolumbar spine was stepwise calibrated and validated. The VBT instrumentation was inserted in the left side of the L1-L2 segment with different cord pretensions. As a second test, the L1-L2 segment was submitted to an external pure moment of 6 Nm in left and right lateral bending. The range of motion (ROM) for the spine with VBT was determined with respect to its initial post VBT position. Pretension forces of 100 N and 300 N resulted in a change of scoliotic angle of 2.7° and 5.3° to the left side of the spine, respectively. The ROM of the native spine was 4.5° in right lateral bending and reduced to 1.8° and 1.4° for the cases of the spine with a cord pretension of 100 N and 300 N, respectively. In left lateral bending, the absolute ROM of the native spine was 4.6°. For the cases of a cord pretension of 100 N and 300 N, the spine bent 1.9° and 0.8° to the left side from its initial post VBT position, respectively.

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