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Table 4 Facet joint forces at instrumented levels and adjacent levels under extension

From: Application of an interspinous process device after minimally invasive lumbar decompression could lead to stress redistribution at the pars interarticularis: a finite element analysis

Motion

Model

L2-L3 (N)

L3-L4 (N)

L4-L5 (N)

Extension

INT

25 (100%)

35 (100%)

45 (100%)

DEF

21 (84%)

29 (83%)

43 (96%)

DIAMUNI

26 (104%)

24 (69%)

50 (111%)

DIAMBIL

27 (108%)

25 (71%)

51 (113%)

  1. The percentages indicate the facet joint forces of all the models normalized by the corresponding facet joint forces of the INT model
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2474

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