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Table 2 Validation of FEM

From: Design of a novel lateral mass screw–plate system for the treatment of unstable atlas fractures: a finite element analysis

Motion

Panjabi et al.[37]

Panjabi et al.[38, 39]

Zheng et al.[40]

Zhang et al.[32]

Intact Model

C0–C1

C1–C2

C0–C1

C1–C2

C0–C1

C1–C2

C0–C1

C1–C2

C0–C1

C1–C2

Flexion

3.5 ± 0.6

11.5 ± 2.0

10.8–17.2

9.8–16.2

4.6

11.7

14.5

15.0

4.0

9.8

Extension

21.9 ± 1.9

10.9 ± 1.1

10.8–17.2

6.0–16.0

20.7

9.5

13.3

12.7

22.6

10.5

Lateral bending

5.6 ± 0.7

4.0 ± 0.8

2.6–8.6

3.8–19.6

6.6

4.7

5.5

5.9

5.9

3.9

Axial rotation

7.9 ± 0.6

38.3 ± 1.7

1.0–10.5

24.2–46.4

7.1

39.1

8.5

30.6

7.5

37.3