Segmental Variations in Facet Joint Translations During In Vivo Lumbar Extension

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• Personal Author:
  Aiyangar A ; Byrne RM ; Chowdhury SK ; Suman K ; Zhang X ; Zheng L ; Zhou Y
• Description:
  The lumbar facet joint (FJ) is often associated with pathogenesis in the spine, but quantification of normal FJ motion remains limited to in vitro studies or static imaging of non-functional poses. The purpose of this study was to quantify lumbar FJ kinematics in healthy individuals during functional activity with dynamic stereo radiography (DSX) imaging. Ten asymptomatic participants lifted three known weights starting from a trunk-flexed (approximately 75 degrees) position to an upright position while being imaged within the DSX system. High resolution computed tomography (CT) scan-derived 3D models of their lumbar vertebrae (L2-S1) were registered to the biplane 2D radiographs using a markerless model-based tracking technique providing instantaneous 3D vertebral kinematics throughout the lifting tasks. Effects of segment level and weight lifted were assessed using mixed-effect repeated measures ANOVA. Superior-inferior (SI) translation dominated FJ translation, with L5S1 showing significantly less translation magnitudes (Median (Md) = 3.5 mm, p<0.0001) than L2L3, L3L4, and L4L5 segments (Md = 5.9 mm, 6.3 mm and 6.6 mm respectively). Linear regression-based slopes of continuous facet translations revealed strong linearity for SI translation (r2>0.94), reasonably high linearity for sideways sliding (Z-) (r2>0.8), but much less linearity for facet gap change (X-) (r2 approximately 0.5). Caudal segments (L4-S1), particularly L5S1, displayed greater coupling compared to cranial (L2-L4) segments, revealing distinct differences overall in FJ translation trends at L5S1. No significant effect of weight lifted on FJ translations was detected. The study presents a hitherto unavailable and highly precise baseline dataset of facet translations measured during a functional, dynamic lifting task. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Radiation Safety
• Keywords:
  3D Author Keywords: Lumbar Facet Joint Dynamic Stereo X-ray Imaging In Vitro Studies In Vivo Facet Translations Lifting Lifting Task Models Motion Studies Pathogenesis Radiography Segment-specific Differences Three Dimensional Weight Factors

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• ISSN:
  0021-9290
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 6 ; Pennsylvania ; Texas ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  HELD - Health Effects Laboratory Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  88-95
• Volume:
  70
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20050655
• Citation:
  J Biomech 2018 Mar; 70:88-95
• Contact Point Address:
  Ameet Aiyangar, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15203
• Email:
  ameet.aiyangar@empa.ch
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction ; Manufacturing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20110901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Biomechanics
• End Date:
  20140831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:30f11584c57beeec1a6db7c5a66fa8e1cdc02bec5a423567261c97bceb2bc52948364b0c0e305b8959286ac59028f0079c89ca10811b7651bb061a968e3ce648
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/210910/cdc_210910_DS1.pdf
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