中国组织工程研究 ›› 2026, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (21): 5556-5564.doi: 10.12307/2026.359

• 骨与关节图像与影像 bone and joint imaging • 上一篇    下一篇

大鼠异常前屈姿势下L6-S1椎间盘的X射线成像与有限元分析

何  苗1,吴  刚1,2,3,张旭兴3   

  1. 1武汉体育学院运动医学院,湖北省武汉市   430079;2湖北省中医院骨伤诊疗中心,湖北省武汉市   430074;3湖北中医药大学第一临床学院,湖北省武汉市   430060
  • 接受日期:2025-06-30 出版日期:2026-07-28 发布日期:2026-03-05
  • 通讯作者: 吴刚,博士,副主任医师,硕士生导师,武汉体育学院运动医学院,湖北省武汉市 430079;湖北省中医院骨伤诊疗中心,湖北省武汉市 430071;湖北中医药大学第一临床学院,湖北省武汉市 430060
  • 作者简介:何苗,女,1994年生,四川省自贡市人,汉族,武汉体育学院在读硕士,主要从事慢性疾病的康复研究。
  • 基金资助:
    湖北省中医药管理局中药科研项目(ZY2023M004),项目负责人:吴刚

X-ray imaging and finite element analysis of the L6-S1 intervertebral disc in rats under abnormal forward-flexed posture

He Miao1, Wu Gang1, 2, 3, Zhang Xuxing3   

  1. 1School of Sports Medicine, Wuhan Sports University, Wuhan 430079, Hubei Province, China; 2Center of Orthopedic Diagnosis and Treatment, Hubei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan 430074, Hubei Province, China; 3First Clinical Medicine College of Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan 430060, Hubei Province, China
  • Accepted:2025-06-30 Online:2026-07-28 Published:2026-03-05
  • Contact: Wu Gang, MD, Associate chief physician, Master’s supervisor, School of Sports Medicine, Wuhan Sports University, Wuhan 430079, Hubei Province, China; Center of Orthopedic Diagnosis and Treatment, Hubei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan 430074, Hubei Province, China; First Clinical Medicine College of Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan 430060, Hubei Province, China
  • About author:He Miao, Master candidate, School of Sports Medicine, Wuhan Sports University, Wuhan 430079, Hubei Province, China
  • Supported by:
    Hubei Provincial Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine Chinese Medicine Research Project, No. ZY2023M004 (to WG)

摘要:

文题释义:

前屈姿势:是指脊柱向前弯曲的一种非中立体位,常见于人类久坐、伏案等生活和工作状态中,被认为是腰椎间盘退变的重要诱因之一。此次研究以课题组前期开发的大鼠异常前屈姿势模型为研究对象,基于已有实验基础,进一步开展X射线成像与定量分析,验证了该体位在宏观结构层面可显著改变椎间盘形态与力学环境。
有限元分析:是一种将复杂结构离散为小单元并求解其力学响应的数值模拟方法,广泛用于生物组织力学研究。此文以Micro-CT扫描重建的大鼠L6-S1三维结构为基础,构建有限元模型,结合X射线测量的椎间盘角变化值设置边界加载条件,计算了终板、纤维环与髓核在异常姿势下的应力分布。以有限元分析作为评估工具,为揭示椎间盘不同组织在异常体位下的力学反应提供理论依据,亦为该模型的可靠性与后续机制研究奠定数据基础。

摘要
背景:作者课题组前期构建了一种新型大鼠腰椎力学模型,该模型通过特定装置将大鼠腰椎长期固定于异常前屈姿势,成功诱导L6-S1节段退变。然而,目前尚缺乏对该模型的生物力学相关评估。
目的:通过X射线片验证和有限元模型分析,评估大鼠异常前屈姿势下L6-S1节段的生物力学特性。
方法:基于课题组前期建立的SD大鼠异常前屈姿势模型,选取3只健康雌性SD大鼠,在未麻醉捆绑和麻醉放松状态下拍摄侧位X射线片,测量L6-S1椎间盘角,分析L6-S1节段在不同姿势下的椎间盘角变化;基于1只健康雌性SD大鼠的Micro-CT扫描数据,利用Mimics、Geomagic Wrap和SolidWorks重建L6-S1节段三维模型,并在ANSYS Workbench中进行网格划分、材料赋值及前屈加载模拟,计算L6-S1椎间盘各组织结构的应力分布。
结果与结论:①L6-S1椎间盘角在放松、捆绑姿势下平均值分别为(12.16±0.57)°,(1.26±0.26)°;②在L6-S1椎间盘前屈10°姿势下,椎间盘上终板、下终板、纤维环、髓核的最大等效应力分别为10.398,19.928,6.819,0.104 MPa,其中,上下终板最大von-Mises应力明显高于纤维环和髓核;③提示在L6-S1椎间盘前屈10°造模姿势下,L6-S1椎间盘角减小,致使L6-S1椎间盘形态及受力负荷发生显著变化;构建的有限元模型模拟了大鼠异常前屈姿势下L6-S1椎间盘的生物力学环境,该姿势下的上下终板承受较大等效应力,可能是此模型中理论上最早出现退行性改变的结构。


中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:人工关节;骨植入物;脊柱;骨折;内固定;数字化骨科;组织工程

关键词: ">大鼠, 椎间盘, 前屈, 姿势, 生物力学, 有限元, X射线, 椎间盘角

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Our group developed a rat lumbar spine model inducing L6-S1 segmental degeneration by prolonged fixation in an abnormal forward-bending posture through a specific device. However, biomechanical evaluation of this model remains lacking.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the biomechanical properties of L6-S1 motion segment in rats with abnormal forward bending posture through X-ray verification and finite element analysis.
METHODS: This study utilized a previously established SD rat model of abnormal forward-flexed posture. Lateral X-ray images of three healthy female SD rats were taken in both restrained (unanesthetized) and relaxed (anesthetized) states to measure the L6-S1 disc angle and analyze its changes under different postures. Micro-CT data from one healthy female SD rat were used to reconstruct a 3D L6-S1 model with Mimics, Geomagic Wrap, and SolidWorks. The model was then meshed, assigned material properties, and subjected to forward flexion loading simulation in ANSYS Workbench to calculate stress distribution in L6-S1 disc structures. 
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: (1) The mean L6-S1 intervertebral disc angle was (12.16±0.57)° in the relaxed posture and (1.26±0.26)° in the restrained posture. (2) Under a 10° forward-flexed posture, the maximum von-Mises stress in the superior endplate, inferior endplate, annulus fibrosus, and nucleus pulposus of the L6-S1 intervertebral disc was 10.398, 19.928, 6.819, and 0.104 MPa, respectively. The maximum von-Mises stress in the superior and inferior endplates was significantly higher than in the annulus fibrosus and nucleus pulposus. (3) These findings suggest that in the 10° flexion modeling posture of the L6-S1 intervertebral disc, the reduction of the L6-S1 intervertebral disc angle leads to significant changes in disc morphology and load distribution. The constructed finite element model successfully simulated the biomechanical environment of the L6-S1 intervertebral disc under abnormal forward-flexed posture in rats. The superior and inferior endplates bear higher equivalent stress in this posture, making them the structures most likely to undergo early degenerative changes.

Key words: ">rat, intervertebral disc, flexion, posture, biomechanics, finite element, X-ray, intervertebral angle

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