• World Neurosurg · Oct 2024

    Comparative Study

    Biomechanical Comparison of Corticopedicular Spine Fixation versus Pedicle Screw Fixation in a Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis Finite Element Analysis Model.

    • Ali S Farooqi, Rajkishen Narayanan, Jose A Canseco, and Alexander R Vaccaro.
    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rothman Orthopaedic Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
    • World Neurosurg. 2024 Oct 1; 190: e129e136e129-e136.

    ObjectiveTo compare the stability of a corticopedicular posterior fixation (CPPF) device with traditional pedicle screws for decompression and fusion in adult degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis.MethodsFinite element analysis (FEA) was used in a validated model of grade 1 L4-L5 spondylolisthesis to compare segmental stability after laminectomy alone, laminectomy with pedicle screw fixation, or laminectomy with CPPF device fixation. A 500-N follower load was applied to the model and different functional movements were simulated by applying a 7.5-Nm force in different directions. Outcomes included degrees of motion, tensile forces experienced in the CPPF device, and stresses in surrounding cortical bone.ResultsAt maximum loading, laminectomy alone demonstrated a 1° increase in flexion range of motion, from 6.35° to 7.39°. Laminectomy with pedicle screw fixation and CPPF device fixation both reduced spinal segmental motion to ≤1° at maximum loading in all ranges of motion, including flexion (0.94° and 1.09°), extension (-0.85° and -1.08°), lateral bending (-0.56° and -0.96°), and torsion (0.63° and 0.91°), respectively. There was no significant difference in segmental stability between pedicle screw fixation and CPPF device fixation during maximum loading, with a difference of ≤0.4° in any range of motion. Tensile forces in the CPPF device remained ≤51% the ultimate load to failure (487 N) and stress in surrounding cortical bone remained ≤84% the ultimate stress of cortical bone (125.4 MPa) during maximum loading.ConclusionsCPFF fixation demonstrated similar segmental stability to traditional pedicle screw fixation whereas tensile forces and stress in surrounding cortical bone remained below the load to failure.Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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