The effect of the X-Stop implantation on intervertebral foramen, segmental spinal canal length and disc space in elderly patients with lumbar spinal stenosis

European Spine Journal

Guoan Li¹  Guohua Lü²  Frederick L. Mansfield¹  Shaobai Wang⁴  Qun Xia³  Zongmiao Wan²  Kirkham B. Wood¹  Michal Kozanek¹ 

[1] Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, GRJ 1215, Boston, MA 02114 USA;Department of Spinal Surgery, Second Xiangya Hospital and Central South University, Changsha, Hunan PR China;Department of Spinal Surgery, Tianjin Hospital, Tianjin, PR China;Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA USA

关键词: Lumbar spinal stenosis;    Biomechanical effect;    Intervertebral foramen;    Segmental spinal canal length;    Intervertebral disc space;   

DOI  :  10.1007/s00586-011-2021-1

学科分类：骨科学

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

To evaluate the biomechanical effect of the X-Stop device on the intervertebral foramen (IVF) and segmental spinal canal length (SSCL), as well as the intervertebral disc space at the implanted and the adjacent segments in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS).

【 授权许可】

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