Table 2 Average asymmetry factor (AAF) under various moments and preloads
From: Biomechanical response of lumbar facet joints under follower preload: a finite element study
| Â | Flexion | Extension | Bending(ipsilateral) | Bending(contralateral) | Torsion(contralateral) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CF | CA | MCP | CF | CA | MCP | CF | CA | MCP | CF | CA | MCP | CF | CA | MCP | |
0 | 110.0 | 169.9 | 28.5 | 15.5 | 24.2 | 37.7 | 259.9 | 223.4 | 577.5 | 46.6 | 43.1 | 84.1 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
500 | 56.7 | 93.7 | 23.6 | 12.4 | 33.3 | 45.9 | 438.4 | 423.6 | 799.2 | 51.4 | 53.6 | 83.4 | 2.5 | 6.3 | 5.0 |
800 | 45.2 | 76.7 | 21.7 | 12.3 | 28.1 | 41.8 | 433.9 | 422.4 | 831.8 | 52.7 | 50.9 | 74.9 | 3.4 | 6.2 | 5.8 |
1200 | 34.2 | 39.9 | 4.2 | 10.3 | 26.1 | 37.4 | 385.8 | 313.4 | 810.7 | 52.1 | 32.5 | 56.1 | 5.0 | 7.2 | 8.6 |