Abstract
The biomechanical effect of tensioning the lumbar fasciae (LF) on the stability of the spine during sagittal plane motion was analysed using a validated finite element model of the normal lumbosacral spine (L4-S1). To apply the tension in the LF along the direction of the fibres, a local coordinate was allocated using dummy rigid beam elements that originated from the spinous process. Up to 10 Nm of flexion and 7.5 Nm of extension moment was applied with and without 20 N of lateral tension in the LF. A follower load of 400 N was additionally applied along the curvature of the spine. To identify how the magnitude of LF tension related to the stability of the spine, the tensioning on the fasciae was increased up to 40 N with an interval of 10 N under 7.5 Nm of flexion/extension moment. A fascial tension of 20 N produced a 59% decrease in angular motion at 2.5 Nm of flexion moment while there was a 12.3% decrease at 10 Nm in the L5-S1 segment. Its decrement was 53 and 9.6% at 2.5 Nm and 10 Nm, respectively, in the L4-L5 segment. Anterior translation was reduced by 12.1 and 39.0% at the L4-L5 and L5-S1 segments under 10 Nm of flexion moment, respectively. The flexion stiffness shows an almost linear increment with the increase in fascial tension. The results of this study showed that the effect of the LF on the stability of the spine is significant.
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