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Comparative Analysis of Biomechanical Behaviors on Lumbar with Titanium and Carbon Fiber Reinforced PEEK Connecting Rods for Fusion Surgery

티타늄과 탄소 섬유 강화 PEEK로 구성된 요추 유합술용 연결봉의 의공학적 영향에 대한 비교 분석

  • Seo, Hye-Sung (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Yonsei University) ;
  • Kang, Hae-Seong (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Yonsei University) ;
  • Chun, Houng-Jae (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Yonsei University)
  • Received : 2020.10.14
  • Accepted : 2021.04.27
  • Published : 2021.07.01
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Abstract

The lumbar spinal fusion is a treatment performed to restore the stability of the degenerated lumbar. In this study, the intervertebral discs between two or more segments are removed and a bone graft is inserted to harden the segments. The pedicle screw system is inserted to vertebral bodies to fix two or more segments so that they can be firmly fused. In this study, a total of 7 patient-specific lumbar finite element models were created and pedicle screw systems were installed. The connecting rods made of titanium and CFR-PEEK was inserted to the generated models. Finite element analysis was conducted for four representative spine behaviors and statistical analysis was performed to investigate the biomechanical effects by the material properties of connecting rods. The intradiscal pressure of adjacent segments and the range of motion of the joints of each segment were investigated. In the subjects who used CFR-PEEK instead of Ti for connecting rods, the intradiscal pressure of adjacent segments tend to decrease and the range of motion of each segment tend to increase. However, no statistically significant difference in tendency was observed under all loading conditions.

요추에 퇴행이 발생하였을 때 이를 치료하기 위해 요추 유합술이 시행된다. 유합술은 척추체 사이의 추간판을 제거하고 뼈 그래프트 등을 삽입하여 굳혀 하나 이상의 분절을 완전히 고정시켜 척추의 안정성을 복원한다. 둘 이상의 척추체가 단단히 유합될 수 있게끔 척추체를 고정하는 수단으로 척추경 나사못과 연결봉이 환자의 체내에 삽입된다. 본 연구에서는 중증 요추 퇴행성 질환의 치료에 쓰이는 척추 유합술에서 사용하는 척추경 나사못 구조물이 적용된 총 7개의 환자 맞춤형 요추 유한 요소 모델을 생성하였다. 생성한 모델에 각각 티타늄과 CFR-PEEK로 구성된 연결봉을 구성하였다. 척추의 4가지 대표적 거동에 대해 유한요소해석과 통계적 분석을 진행하여 연결봉의 재질이 척추 상태에 미치는 의공학적 영향을 조사하였다. 인접 분절의 추간판 내 압력과 각 분절의 관절 구동 범위가 의공학적 영향을 확인하기 위한 지표로 사용되었다. 연결봉에 CFR-PEEK를 사용한 경우 Ti 연결봉에 비해 인접 분절의 추간판 내 압력은 감소하였고 각 분절의 관절 구동 범위는 증가하였다. 그러나 모든 하중조건에서 통계학적으로 유의미한 경향성 차이는 관찰되지 않았다.

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Acknowledgement

이 연구는 2016년도 정부의 재원으로 한국연구재단의 지원을 받아 수행된 기초 연구 사업입니다.(No.2016R1A2B3012850).

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