Biodynamic responses of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis exposed to vibration.

Publisher: Springer Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 7704869 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1741-0444 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 01400118 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Med Biol Eng Comput Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: New York, NY : Springer
Original Publication: Stevenage, Eng., Peregrinus.

Scoliosis* ; Kyphosis* ; Intervertebral Disc*; Humans ; Adolescent ; Vibration/therapeutic use ; Lumbar Vertebrae ; Thoracic Vertebrae

Patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis suffer severe health issues. The unclear dynamic biomechanical characteristics of scoliosis were needed to be explored to improve the prevention and treatment in clinics. Validated 3D finite element (FE) models of thoracolumbosacral spine (T1-S1) both with and without scoliosis were developed from computed tomography (CT) images. Modal and harmonic analyses were performed to investigate the biomechanical responses of the spinal models to vibration. Resonant frequencies of the scoliotic model were lower than those of the model without scoliosis. Peak amplitudes occurred at vibrational frequencies close to the modal resonant frequencies, which caused the deformed thoracic segment in scoliosis suffered the maximum amplitude. The stresses on vertebrae and intervertebral discs in the scoliotic model derived from vibrations were significantly larger than those in the non-scoliosis model, and heterogeneously concentrated on the scoliotic thoracic segment. In conclusion, the scoliotic spine in the patients with Lenke 1BN scoliosis is more prone to injuries than the non-scoliotic spine while vibrating. Scoliotic thoracic segments in patients with Lenke 1BN scoliosis were the more vulnerable and sensitive component of the T1-S1 spine to vibration than lumbar spines. This study suggested that vibration would impair the scoliotic spines, and patients with Lenke 1BN scoliosis should avoid exposure to vibration, especially the low-frequency vibration.
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Keywords: Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; Biodynamic response; Computed tomography images; Finite element analysis; Vibrational damage

Date Created: 20221117 Date Completed: 20230109 Latest Revision: 20230111

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