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Table 9 Tension values for each spinal ligament in the four models (N)

From: Biomechanical evaluation of different oblique lumbar interbody fusion constructs: a finite element analysis

Model

Location

Ligament

Flexion

Extension

Left bending

Right bending

Left rotation

Right rotation

OLIF + BPS

 Si-segment

L4-5

ALL

0.0

6.7

0.7

0.7

0.1

0.1

PLL

0.0

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.0

0.0

SSL

1.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

ISL

5.2

0.0

0.1

0.1

0.2

0.1

LITL

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.0

0.0

RITL

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

LF

0.3

0.1

0.5

0.5

0.2

0.2

 Do-segment

L3-4

ALL

0.0

30.7

18.2

17.5

0.0

0.0

PLL

23.8

0.0

7.2

7.4

1.9

1.9

SSL

36.7

0.0

1.5

1.7

2.0

2.1

ISL

181.1

0.0

12.1

12.6

17.0

14.6

LITL

1.4

0.0

0.0

1.9

0.3

0.0

RITL

1.4

0.0

1.9

0.0

0.0

0.3

LF

60.8

0.0

14.4

15.0

4.2

4.2

L4-5

ALL

0.0

6.7

0.8

0.7

0.2

0.2

PLL

0.0

0.1

0.2

0.2

0.1

0.1

SSL

2.5

0.0

0.2

0.2

0.3

0.2

ISL

11.4

0.0

0.8

0.8

1.5

1.4

LITL

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.0

0.0

RITL

0.0

0.0

0.1

0

0.0

0.0

LF

0.3

0.1

0.5

0.5

0.4

0.4

OLIF + LPS

 Si-segment

L4-5

ALL

0.0

14.2

6.7

0.0

0.2

3.5

PLL

9.3

0.0

2.3

0.0

0.1

0.0

SSL

11.9

0.0

0.2

0.0

0.1

0.0

ISL

60.8

0.0

2.8

0.0

1.9

0.0

LITL

1.0

0.0

0.0

3.5

0.2

0.0

RITL

1.0

0.0

0.5

0.0

0.0

0.2

LF

29.8

0.0

4.8

0.0

0.3

0.0

 Do-segment

L3-4

ALL

0.0

30.6

18.1

17.7

0.0

0.4

PLL

23.6

0.0

7.1

7.1

2.0

2.2

SSL

37.0

0.0

1.4

1.4

1.9

2.4

ISL

182.0

0.0

11.9

10.4

16.1

16.3

LITL

1.4

0.0

0.0

1.8

0.3

0.0

RITL

1.3

0.0

1.8

0.0

0.0

0.3

LF

60.4

0.0

14.2

14.5

4.1

4.8

L4-5

ALL

0.0

14.3

6.7

0.0

0.0

3.0

PLL

8.4

0.0

2.7

0.0

1.3

0.0

SSL

14.9

0.0

0.6

0.0

1.8

0.0

ISL

73.5

0.0

5.2

0.0

10.2

0.0

LITL

1.0

0.0

0.0

0.2

0.2

0.0

RITL

1.0

0.0

0.6

0.0

0.0

0.1

LF

34.1

0.0

5.9

0.0

4.4

0.0

  1. Abbreviation: ALL anterior longitudinal ligament, PLL posterior longitudinal ligament, SSL supraspinous ligament, ISL interspinous ligament, LITL left intertransverse ligament, RITL right intertransverse ligament, LF ligamentum flavum