Table 4 Ranges of motion predicted by the intact FE model compared with reported ROMs from in vitro study.
Intact model (%) | L3-4 NS (%) | L3-4 coflex (%) | L3-4 LSF (%) | L3-4 bacfuse (%) | L3-4 TFSF (%) | |
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Flexion | 100.00 | 62.40 | 50.59 | 46.79 | 47.67 | 50.07 |
Extension | 100.00 | 58.76 | 41.08 | 39.23 | 39.92 | 41.82 |
Left bending | 100.00 | 63.06 | 58.90 | 38.05 | 46.94 | 51.87 |
Right bending | 100.00 | 61.75 | 57.40 | 36.49 | 45.36 | 48.23 |
Left rotation | 100.00 | 61.95 | 57.78 | 43.79 | 50.97 | 48.63 |
Right rotation | 100.00 | 59.88 | 54.94 | 41.50 | 48.53 | 54.08 |