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Table 3 RoM comparison of six models under six different working conditions

From: How to reconstruct the lordosis of cervical spine in patients with Hirayama disease? A finite element analysis of biomechanical changes focusing on adjacent segments after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion

RoM of C3–4 (°)

Working condition

NLCS

NLCS + C4–6 ACDF

LCSHD

LCSHD + C4–6 ACDF

LCSHD + C4–6 ACDF + C4–6 PWA 6°

LCSHD + C4–6 ACDF + C4–6 PWA 10°

Forward flexion

3.94

11.10

9.81

16.85

17.92

19.02

Backward extension

3.67

6.31

5.88

7.71

8.49

9.56

Left bending

9.22

14.55

15.22

17.77

19.48

20.32

Right bending

9.48

14.67

16.56

18.97

20.65

22.47

Left rotation

5.29

10.10

10.39

13.12

17.17

17.56

Right rotation

5.34

10.53

12.10

15.86

17.75

18.06

RoM of C4–5 (°)

RoM of C5–6 (°)

Working condition

NLCS

NLCS + C5–7 ACDF

LCSHD

LCSHD + C5–7 ACDF

NLCS°

LCSHD

Forward flexion

5.64

7.04

6.16

8.38

5.63

5.83

Backward extension

4.12

4.53

4.30

5.35

3.36

3.41

Left bending

9.31

10.34

9.73

11.35

6.85

7.30

Right bending

9.54

10.44

9.82

11.48

7.26

7.82

Left rotation

6.51

7.46

6.76

8.47

5.10

5.59

Right rotation

6.43

7.41

6.77

8.33

5.00

5.31

RoM of C6–7 (°)

Working condition

NLCS

NLCS + C4–6 ACDF

LCSHD

LCSHD + C4–6 ACDF

LCSHD + C4–6 ACDF + C4–6 PWA 6°

LCSHD + C4–6 ACDF + C4–6 PWA 10°

Forward flexion

3.17

5.41

3.43

5.70

6.52

7.02

Backward extension

3.18

3.72

3.66

3.97

4.56

4.63

Left bending

4.72

6.68

5.51

6.91

7.14

8.32

Right bending

4.74

6.66

5.31

6.84

7.23

8.47

Left rotation

2.70

3.96

3.06

4.50

5.07

6.56

Right rotation

2.70

4.23

2.87

4.75

4.80

6.06