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Table 7 The percentage change of the maximum Von Mises stress on different ligaments among three surgical models

From: Biomechanical evaluation of three surgical scenarios of posterior lumbar interbody fusion by finite element analysis

 

ALL (L5-S1)

PLL (L3-L4)

LF (L1-L2)

IL (L3-L4)

ISL (L5-S1)

SSL (L5-S1)

PCT

44.75%

22.16%

1.78%

31.45%

8.26%

14.35%

PAIB

44.08%

16.63%

1.93%

39.04%

67.31%

72.31%

PCP

44.44%

22.70%

1.68%

31.40%

8.75%

14.71%

  1. (Percentage change = (Data of surgical model - Data of intact model)/Data of intact model × 100%. The segments shown in the brackets were the positions that maximum change occurred.)