Impact of different paraspinal muscle mass on the prognosis of ACDF—a finite element analysis
Paraspinal muscle quality is a critical factor influencing biomechanical stability after ACDF. Muscle atrophy may increase the risk of adjacent segment degeneration and implant failure, while muscle strengthening contributes to enhancing postoperative stability. These results support that preoperative evaluation of paraspinal muscle status and targeted postoperative muscle strength training hold significant clinical implications for improving surgical prognosis.
Authors
- Yi Gong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7504-3203)
- Hongjie Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4497-0503)
- Xin Tan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9941-5331)
- Rusen Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4568-0459)
- Maosen Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7859-502X)
- Haojun Cui
- T T Zhang
- M Z Zhou
- Zehua Jiang
- Xusheng Bi
- Xuan Wang
Institutions
- Kunming Medical University (CN)
- Tianjin First Center Hospital (CN)
- Tianjin Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
- Published
- 2026-02-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2026.1743924
- Primary Topic
- Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00