新型腰椎后路动态稳定系统的三维有限元分析

目的对新型腰椎后路动态稳定系统进行三维有限元分析,研究其在稳定节段及邻近节段的生物力学影响,为下腰痛的脊柱内植物的设计和应用提供参考。方法基于正常腰椎有限元模型,构建腰椎不稳损伤模型,即腰椎切除腰4和腰5之间的双侧小关节、腰4椎板下1/2、后纵韧带,形成脊柱失稳模型,分别在失稳模型上进行坚强内固定系统和后路动态稳定系统,比较两种术式对手术节段和临近阶段的活动度、各个节段的弯曲刚度、椎间盘应力水平、前纵韧带应力水平及小关节韧带拉力的变化情况。结果对内固定桥接节段(腰4/腰5)应用新型腰椎后路动态稳定系统和坚强内固定系统后,在屈伸、侧屈、轴向旋转方向上的活动度均明显减小,但坚强固定后活动度减小更明显,应用动态稳定系统活动度更接近于正常腰椎节段;腰4/腰5椎间盘最大应力均减小,但坚强固定后活动度减小更明显,应用动态稳定系统活动度更接近于正常腰椎节段;对邻近节段(腰3/腰4、腰5/S1)应用新型腰椎后路动态稳定系统和坚强内固定系统后,在屈伸、侧屈、轴向旋转方向上的活动度均有所增大,但坚强固定后活动度增加更明显,应用动态稳定系统邻近节段活动度更接近于正常腰椎节段;邻近节段椎间盘最大应力均增大,但坚强固定后增大更明显,应用动态稳定系统更接近于正常腰椎节段;应用腰椎内固定后,邻近节段的小关节应力峰值增大,并且应用腰椎坚强内固定模型的小关节应力增大更多;应用腰椎动态固定的模型邻近关节应力峰值更加接近完整腰椎模型。结论新型腰椎后路动态稳定系统对比坚强内固定系统能够使失稳节段的活动更加接近于正常,减小邻近节段的活动度增加,减小邻近节段椎间盘及小关节压力,说明新型腰椎动态稳定系统达到设计要求。     

生物力学影响的靶区位姿精度保持方法研究

目的:分析二次摆位中靶区位姿在生物力学影响下的器官肿瘤变形规律,控制机械臂位置来补偿此误差。方法:利用解剖学和生物力学相关知识,通过Mimics v17.0软件建立包含肿瘤的肺组织有限元模型,将建立的有限元模型导入ANSYS15.0,利用前人总结的生物力学特性参数仿真分析肺和肿瘤的变形误差。结果:得到在二次摆位中肺组织最大变形为21.24 mm,肿瘤最大变形为3.17 mm,并利用二次多项式拟合给出了误差模型,摆位验证后其误差变形均在此范围内,其中头脚方向变形最大。结论:基于自主设计的六自由度摆位医用机械臂提出一种通过前馈修正的位置控制方法,该方法在二次摆位过程中可以预先补偿肿瘤的位移误差,提高放疗精度和效率,减少对治疗靶区周围正常组织的损伤。 【关键词】靶区位姿;生物力学;变形误差;前馈修正     

Clinical Implications of Landing Distance on Landing Error Scoring System Scores

ContextThe Landing Error Scoring System (LESS) screens for risk of noncontact anterior cruciate ligament injury. The LESS requires individuals to jump forward from a 30-cm box to a distance of 50% of their body height. However, different landing distances have been cited in the scientific literature.ObjectiveTo examine whether landing distance influences LESS outcomes.DesignCross-sectional study.SettingLaboratory.Participants or Other ParticipantsSeventy young active individuals (34 males, 36 females).Intervention(s)Participants performed 3 × 30-cm jump-landing tasks under 2 landing conditions in randomized order: (1) 50% of body height (d_50%), (2) self-selected distance (d_ss).Main Outcome Measure(s)Mean LESS scores, proportions of individuals categorized at high (LESS: ≥ 5 errors) and low (LESS: < 5 errors) injury risk, and landing distances were compared between conditions using generalized estimating equations. Consistency of risk categorization was examined using odds ratios (ORs) and McNemar tests. McNemar and Wilcoxon signed rank tests were used to compare the occurrence of specific LESS errors.ResultsParticipants landed closer to the box under the d_ss condition (difference = −23.28 [95% CI = −20.73, −25.81]%, P < .001). Group mean LESS scores (difference = −0.01 [95% CI = −0.59, 0.57] error, P = .969) and risk categorization (OR = 0.94 [95% CI = 0.47, 1.88], P = .859) were similar between conditions. However, individual-level risk categorization was inconsistent in 33% of participants, as was the occurrence of specific errors.ConclusionsUsing d_ss during the LESS might lead to different LESS errors and risk categorizations at an individual level than using d_50%. Given that individual LESS scores are of primary interest in clinical and sport settings and the injury-risk threshold has not been validated for d_ss, we recommend use of the original LESS protocol. When only group mean LESS scores or proportions of at-risk individuals are of interest, using d_ss is feasible to facilitate the testing of large cohorts.     

Substantial regional differences in the biomechanical behavior of molar treated with selective caries tissue removal technique: a finite element study

ObjectivesSelective caries removal (SCR) is recommended over non-selective removal for managing deep carious lesions to avoid pulp exposure and maintain pulp vitality. During SCR, residual carious dentin is left behind and sealed beneath the restoration. The biomechanical effects of such residual lesions on the restored tooth remain unclear and were assessed using finite element modeling (FEM).MethodsBased on μ-CT images of a healthy permanent human third molar, we developed five finite element models. Generic class I and II cavity restorations were modeled where residual lesions of variable sizes were either left or fully removed on occlusal and proximal surfaces. The cavities were restored with adhesive composite. All 3D-FE models were compared with a model of a healthy, non-treated molar. A vertical load of 100 N was applied onto the occlusal surface.ResultsRegardless of the lesion size, in molars with occlusal lesions higher mean stresses were predicted along the filling-lesion interface than in all other models. The smallest occlusal lesion (Ø₁ = 1 mm) resulted in the highest maximum stresses at the filling-lesion interface with large stress concentrations at the filling walls indicating failure risk. In conclusion, lesion site and extent are influencing parameters affecting the filling-lesion interactions and thus the biomechanical behavior of the tooth after SCR.SignificanceRetaining carious lesions around the pulpal floor affects the deformation and stress states in tooth-filling complexes. The higher stresses observed in molars with occlusal lesions may affect restoration stability and longevity. Suprisingly, more extended occlusal lesions may provide a more favorable tooth performance than less extended ones. In contrast, in molars with proximal lesions the residual lesion had only limited effect on the tooth’s biomechanical condition.     

Orthodontic management of a complete and an incomplete maxillary canine-first premolar transposition

Maxillary canine and first premolar transposition is a complicated dental anomaly to treat, especially if the clinician''s goal is to orthodontically move the canine into its normal position. Early diagnosis with cone-beam computed tomography simplifies the treatment of this pathology. This case report describes a patient with bilateral transposition, one complete and the other incomplete, involving the maxillary canine and the first premolar (Mx.C.1P). The orthodontic treatment involved the correction of both transpositions. In the complete transposition, the traction was mesial and upward to move the canine into a more apical position with a wider dentoalveolar process for easier crown interchange.     

Previously identified patellar tendinopathy risk factors differ between elite and sub‐elite volleyball players

Patellar tendinopathy is the most common knee injury incurred in volleyball, with its prevalence in elite athletes more than three times that of their sub‐elite counterparts. The purpose of this study was to determine whether patellar tendinopathy risk factors differed between elite and sub‐elite male volleyball players. Nine elite and nine sub‐elite male volleyball players performed a lateral stop–jump block movement. Maximum vertical jump, training history, muscle extensibility and strength, three‐dimensional landing kinematics (250 Hz), along with lower limb neuromuscular activation patterns (1500 Hz), and patellar tendon loading were collected during each trial. Multivariate analyses of variance (P < 0.05) assessed for between‐group differences in risk factors or patellar tendon loading. Significant interaction effects were further evaluated using post‐hoc univariate analysis of variance tests. Landing kinematics, neuromuscular activation patterns, patellar tendon loading, and most of the previously identified risk factors did not differ between the elite and sub‐elite players. However, elite players participated in a higher training volume and had less quadriceps extensibility than sub‐elite players. Therefore, high training volume is likely the primary contributor to the injury discrepancy between elite and sub‐elite volleyball players. Interventions designed to reduce landing frequency and improve quadriceps extensibility are recommended to reduce patellar tendinopathy prevalence in volleyball players.     

Gender differences in gait kinematics in runners with iliotibial band syndrome

Atypical running gait biomechanics are considered a primary factor in the etiology of iliotibial band syndrome (ITBS). However, a general consensus on the underpinning kinematic differences between runners with and without ITBS is yet to be reached. This lack of consensus may be due in part to three issues: gender differences in gait mechanics, the preselection of discrete biomechanical variables, and/or relatively small sample sizes. Therefore, this study was designed to address two purposes: (a) examining differences in gait kinematics for male and female runners experiencing ITBS at the time of testing and (b) assessing differences in gait kinematics between healthy gender‐ and age‐matched runners as compared with their ITBS counterparts using waveform analysis. Ninety‐six runners participated in this study: 48 ITBS and 48 healthy runners. The results show that female ITBS runners exhibited significantly greater hip external rotation compared with male ITBS and female healthy runners. On the contrary, male ITBS runners exhibited significantly greater ankle internal rotation compared with healthy males. These results suggest that care should be taken to account for gender when investigating the biomechanical etiology of ITBS.     

Parathyroid hormone 1–34 enhances extracellular matrix deposition and organization during flexor tendon repair

Parathyroid hormone (PTH) 1–34 is known to enhance fracture healing. Tendon repair is analogous to bone healing in its dependence on the proliferation and differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells, matrix formation, and tissue remodeling.^1,2,3 We hypothesized that PTH 1–34 enhances tendon healing in a flexor digitorum longus (FDL) tendon repair model. C57Bl/6J mice were treated with either intraperitoneal PTH 1–34 or vehicle‐control (PBS). Tendons were harvested at 3–28 days for histology, gene expression, and biomechanical testing. The metatarsophalangeal joint range of motion was reduced 1.5–2‐fold in PTH 1–34 mice compared to control mice. The gliding coefficient, a measure of adhesion formation, was 2–3.5‐fold higher in PTH 1–34 mice. At 14 days post‐repair, the tensile strength was twofold higher in PTH 1–34 specimens, but at 28 days there were no differences. PTH 1–34 mice had increased fibrous tissue deposition that correlated with elevated expression of collagens and fibronectin as seen on quantitative PCR. PTH 1–34 accelerated the deposition of reparative tissue but increased adhesion formation. © 2014 Orthopaedic Research Society. Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Orthop Res 33:17–24, 2015.