The overlap between mechanical engineering and medicine is expanding more and more
over the years. Engineers are now using their expertise to design and create functional …

Background Spinal rods used for adult spinal deformity (ASD) correction are usually
manufactured straight and bent manually during surgery. Pre-bent patient-specific spinal …

Spinal injuries, disorders and disabilities are among the leading causes for work loss,
suffering, and health care expenditures throughout the industrialized world [1–6]. The …

Study Design. Retrospective comparative study Objective. To assess the relationship of
fusion mass bone density on computed tomography (CT) and the development of rod …

Background and objective The musculoskeletal imbalance caused by disease is one of the
most critical factors leading to spinal injuries, like sarcopenia. However, the effects of …

Study Design: A retrospective cohort study. Objective: To evaluate the mid-term effect of
intervertebral disc degeneration (DD) in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients who …

This study explored the application of machine learning in predicting post-treatment
outcomes for chronic neck pain patients undergoing a multimodal program featuring cervical …

Background Previous reports with proximal junctional failure (PJF) included relatively young
patients or deformity without sagittal imbalance. The present study focused on the two well …

Objective We investigated the long-term effects of bone cement-augmented instrumentation
in multilevel lumbar fusions in a retrospective cohort study. The use of cement-augmented …

Degenerative lumbar spinal disease (DLSD), including spondylolisthesis and spinal
stenosis, is increasing due to the aging population. Along with the disease severity, lumbar …