Optimization of a lumbar interspinous fixation device for the lumbar spine with degenerative disc disease.

Interspinous spacer devices used in interspinous fixation surgery remove soft tissues in the lumbar spine, such as ligaments and muscles and may cause degenerative diseases in adjacent segments its stiffness is higher than that of the lumbar spine. Therefore, this study aimed to structurally and kin...

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Main Authors: Minhyeok Heo, Jihwan Yun, Hanjong Kim, Sang-Soo Lee, Seonghun Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0265926