Influence of Follower Load Application on Moment-Rotation Parameters and Intradiscal Pressure in the Cervical Spine

The objective of this study was to implement a follower load (FL) device within a robot/UFS (universal force-moment sensor) testing system and utilize the system to explore the effect of FL on multi-segment cervical spine moment-rotation parameters and intradiscal pressure (IDP) at C45 and C56. Twelve fresh-frozen human cervical specimens (C3-C7) were biomechanically tested in a robotic testing system to a pure moment target of 2.0 Nm for flexion and extension (FE) with no compression and with 100 N of FL.
Source: Journal of Biomechanics - Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Source Type: research