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Flexion Model Simulating Spinal Cord Injury Without Radiographic Abnormality in Patients With Ossification of the Longitudinal Ligament: The Influence of Flexion Speed on the Cervical Spine
Authors:Yoshihiko Kato  Tsukasa Kanchiku  Yasuaki Imajo  Kazuhiko Ichinara  Syunichi Kawano  Daiskue Hamanama  Kentaro Yaji  Toshihiko Taguchi
Affiliation:Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan
Abstract:

Background/Objective:

It is suspected that the speed of the motion of the spinal cord under static compression may be the cause of spinal cord injury (SCI). However, little is known about the relationship between the speed of the motion of the spinal cord and its stress distributions. The objective was to carry out a biomechanical study of SCI in patients with ossification of the longitudinal ligament without radiologic evidence of injury.

Methods:

A 3-dimensional finite element spinal cord model was established. After the application of static compression, the model underwent anterior flexion to simulate SCI in ossification of the longitudinal ligament patients without radiologic abnormality. Flexion of the spine was assumed to occur at 1 motor segment. Flexion angle was 5°, and flexion speeds were 0.5°/s, 5°/s, and 50°/s. Stress distributions inside of the spinal cord were evaluated.

Results:

Stresses on the spinal cord increased slightly after the application of 5° of flexion at a speed of 0.5°/s. Stresses became much higher at a speed of 5°/s and increased further at 50°s.

Conclusions:

The stress distribution of the spinal cord under static compression increased with faster flexion speed of the spinal cord. High-speed motion of the spinal cord under static compression may be one of the causes of SCI in the absence of radiologic abnormality.
Keywords:Spinal cord injuries   Cervical spine   Myelopathy   Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament   Finite element method   Biomechanics   SCIWORA (Spinal Cord Injury Without Radiographic Abnormality)
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