Reducing facet joint overload with a Kevlar-augmented lumbar disc replacement: An ex vivo investigation

Facet joint overload often causes persistent low back pain after lumbar total disc replacement (TDR). This study is the first to test whether adding an anterior Kevlar band (K) can restore normal facet joint loading after lumbar TDR. We tested six human lumbosacral spines under four conditions: inta...

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Published in:	Clinical biomechanics (Bristol) Vol. 130; p. 106672
Main Authors:	Vanaclocha, V., Atienza, C., Vanaclocha, A., Jorda-Gomez, P., Peñuelas, A., Medina-Ripoll, E., Gómez-Pérez, A., Saiz-Sapena, N., Vanaclocha, L.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2025
Subjects:	Adjacent segment disease Aged Annulus reinforcement Biomechanical Phenomena Biomechanics Diskectomy Facet joint pressure Female Humans Intervertebral Disc - surgery Lumbar total disc replacement Lumbar Vertebrae - physiopathology Lumbar Vertebrae - surgery Male Middle Aged Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Pressure Prostheses and Implants Prosthesis Design Range of Motion, Articular Spinal prosthesis Total Disc Replacement - instrumentation Total Disc Replacement - methods Weight-Bearing Zygapophyseal Joint - physiopathology Zygapophyseal Joint - surgery Biomechanics Adjacent segment disease Facet joint pressure Lumbar total disc replacement Annulus reinforcement Spinal prosthesis
ISSN:	0268-0033, 1879-1271, 1879-1271
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