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Advances in research on anterior cervical fusion and replacement in vitro biomechanical experiment

Lü Cong-wei 1, 2, 3, Pu Ting 2, 3, Liao Zhen-hua3, Liu Wei-qiang 1, 3   

  1. 1 Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing  100084, China; 2 Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen  518055, Guangdong Province, China; 3 Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials and Implantable Devices, Research Institute of Tsinghua University in Shenzhen, Shenzhen  518057, Guangdong Province, China
  • Online:2013-09-24 Published:2013-09-24
  • Contact: Liu Weo-qiang, M.D., Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials and Implantable Devices, Research Institute of Tsinghua University in Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518057, Guangdong Province, China weiqliu@hotmail.com
  • About author:Lü Cong-wei, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong Province, China; Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials and Implantable Devices, Research Institute of Tsinghua University in Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518057, Guangdong Province, China 86366359@qq.com
  • Supported by:

    National Science and Technology Support Planning Project, No. 2012BAI18B05*; Development Planning Project of Shenzhen Key Laboratory, No. CXB201005260044A*

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Traditional “gold standard” of anterior cervical decompression with fusion and artificial cervical disc replacement rapidly developed in recent years are common clinical methods for the treatment of cervical spondylosis. A large number of researchers and clinicians hope to research the biomechanics of spine through cervical specimen in vitro experiments, which provide guidance for clinical surgery.
OBJECTIVE: To review the cervical specimen in vitro experiments and to prospect the future research.
METHODS: The PubMed database, CNKI database and Wanfang database were retrieved with the key words of “cervical spine, fusion, replacement, hybrid, biomechanics, in vitro, adjacent-level degeneration, review” in English and Chinese. The articles in the past 3 years on the in vitro biomechanical experiments of anterior cervical fusion and replacement from January 2007 to March 2013 were included. The old and repetitive articles were excluded. Finally, a total of 40 articles were included for review.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: This article reviewed the in vitro cervical specimen fusion and replacement experiments, and introduced major progress in multi-level, motion control condition differences, cervical coupled motion test and newly designed implant device. The effects of fusion and replacement on adjacent-level range of motion, intra-articular pressure, pressure inside nucleus pulposus and intervertebral foramen morphology were compared to discuss the problems after fusion and replacement, and thus prospecting the development and application of in vitro cervical specimen experiments based on the clinical requirements.

Key words: cervical vertebrae, spinal fusion, arthroplasty, replacement, biomechanics, review

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