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. 2024 Jan 27;25:97. doi: 10.1186/s12891-024-07204-8

Table 9.

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

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

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