Table 3.
Predicted Facet Loads Compared With Values From the Literature
| Facet Load (N) | |||
| Reference | Pure Moment (nm) | Finite Element | in vitro |
| Extension | |||
| Lorenz 198319 (Experimental) | 10.0 | 114.0 | |
| Lorenz 198319 (Experimental) | 10.0 | 205.0 | |
| Dooris 200114 (Finite element) | 10.0 | 160.0 | |
| Lee 20045 (Finite element) | 7.5 | 144.0 | |
| Wilson 200421 (Experimental) | 7.5 | 13.0 | |
| Cripton 200522 (Experimental) | 7.5 | 44.0 | |
| Goel 200523 (Finite element) | 10.0 | 155.0 | |
| Melcher 200524 (Experimental) | 5.0 | 59.0 | |
| Moumene 200525 (Finite element) | 10.0 | 147.0 | |
| Current study | 10.0 | 163.0 | |
| Axial rotation | |||
| Shendel 199320 (Experimental) | 10 | 65 | |
| Natarajan 199926 (Finite element) | 7.5 | 38 | |
| Wilson 200421 (Experimental) | 7.5 | 85 | |
| Cripton 200522 (Experimental) | 7.5 | 106 | |
| Goel 200523 (Finite element) | 10 | 160 | |
| Melcher 200524 (Experimental) | 5 | 162.25 | |
| Moumene 200525 (Finite element) | 10 | 241 | |
| Wilson 200527 (Experimental) | 7.5 | 80 | |
| Current study | 10 | 151 | |
| Lateral bending | |||
| Shendel 199320 (Experimental) | 10 | 78 | |
| Cripton 200522 (Experimental) | 7.5 | 18 | |
| Goel 200523 (Finite element) | 10 | 61 | |
| Moumene 200525 (Finite element) | 10 | 47 | |
| Current study | 10 | 64 | |