Abstract
As a new choice for the treatment of degenerative lumbar disease, artificial lumbar disc replacement has been widely used in clinical surgery. The finite element is a very effective method to predict and simulate the surgery effect. The purpose of this paper is to review the applications of finite element in artificial lumbar disc replacement, such as design of artificial lumbar disc prosthesis, risk and effect evaluation of artificial lumbar disc replacement, and assessment of operation methods. Lastly, we discuss the future development of finite element method applied in this field, including personalized design of the prosthesis, postoperative behavior guide, and artificial lumbar disc replacement combined with fusion surgery. In conclusion, as an invaluable complement to biomechanical experiments and clinical studies, the finite element method makes important contributions to our understanding of biomechanics of intervertebral disc, and plays an important role in the field of artificial lumbar disc replacement.
Highlights
The basic idea of artificial disc replacement is to minimize the impact on adjacent segments by stabilizing degenerative segment, preventing and reducing the incidence of adjacent segment degeneration [1]
The purpose of this paper is to review the applications of finite element in artificial lumbar disc replacement, such as design of artificial lumbar disc prosthesis, risk and effect evaluation of artificial lumbar disc replacement, and assessment of operation methods
We discuss the future development of finite element method applied in this field, including personalized design of the prosthesis, postoperative behavior guide, and artificial lumbar disc replacement combined with fusion surgery
Summary
The basic idea of artificial disc replacement is to minimize the impact on adjacent segments by stabilizing degenerative segment, preventing and reducing the incidence of adjacent segment degeneration [1]. Lumbar disc arthroplasty better suits the needs of the human body. It has become a research hotspot in the field of spine. Van Steenbrugghe [3] proposed the concept of the intervertebral disc prosthesis for the first time in 1956. The two main types of total lumbar disc prosthesis were designed in the 1980s: Charité and ProDisc. Kinematics, materials science and other related disciplines developed, the techniques of artificial lumbar disc advanced greatly
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