Recent developments in finite element analysis of the lumbar spine

B Khuyagbaatar, K Kim, YH Kim - International Journal of Precision …, 2024 - Springer
Finite element (FE) modeling is widely used to study the biomechanical effect of material
properties, surgical procedures, and loading and boundary conditions on the lumbar spine …

Analysis of stress and stabilization in adolescent with osteoporotic idiopathic scoliosis: Finite element method

Q Zhang, Y Zhang, TE Chon, JS Baker… - Computer Methods in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: To explore the effect of osteoporosis on the stress, stability, and lumbar
intervertebral disc of AIS lumbar vertebrae by finite element method. Better understand the …

Current models to understand the onset and progression of scoliotic deformities in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a systematic review

AR Meiring, EP de Kater, A Stadhouder, BJ van Royen… - Spine Deformity, 2023 - Springer
Purpose To create an updated and comprehensive overview of the modeling studies that
have been done to understand the mechanics underlying deformities of adolescent …

BX2S-Net: Learning to reconstruct 3D spinal structures from bi-planar X-ray images

Z Chen, L Guo, R Zhang, Z Fang, X He… - Computers in Biology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Grasping good understanding of the weight-bearing spatial structure of the spine of a human
subject in a standing position is critical for the treatment of spinal disorders. Such disorders …

3D printed auxetic heel pads for patients with diabetic mellitus

MS Leung, K Yick, Y Sun, L Chow, S Ng - Computers in Biology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
More than 422 million people worldwide suffered from diabetes mellitus (DM) in 2021.
Diabetic foot is one the most critical complications resultant of DM. Foot ulceration and …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-fidelity surrogate modeling through hybrid machine learning for biomechanical and finite element analysis of soft tissues

SS Sajjadinia, B Carpentieri, D Shriram… - Computers in Biology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biomechanical simulation enables medical researchers to study complex mechano-
biological conditions, although for soft tissue modeling, it may apply highly nonlinear multi …

The influence of mattress stiffness on spinal curvature and intervertebral disc stress—An experimental and computational study

TTH Hong, Y Wang, DWC Wong, G Zhang, Q Tan… - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Due to technical limitations, few studies on the supine position have
focused on spinal curvature measurement. This study used a novel technique to measure …

Oblique lateral interbody fusion with internal fixations in the treatment for cross-segment degenerative lumbar spine disease (L2-3 and L4-5) finite element analysis

S Zhang, Y Zhang, L Huang, S Zhang, C Lu, Z Liu… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Multi-segmental lumbar degenerative disease, including intersegmental disc degeneration,
is found in clinical practice. Controversy still exists regarding the treatment for cross-segment …

Optimization of spinal reconstructions for thoracolumbar burst fractures to prevent proximal junctional complications: A finite element study

CE Wong, HT Hu, YH Huang, KY Huang - Bioengineering, 2022 - mdpi.com
The management strategies of thoracolumbar (TL) burst fractures include posterior, anterior,
and combined approaches. However, the rigid constructs pose a risk of proximal junctional …

New insights for the design of bionic robots: adaptive motion adjustment strategies during feline landings

D Xu, H Zhou, X Jiang, S Li, Q Zhang… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Felines have significant advantages in terms of sports energy efficiency and flexibility
compared with other animals, especially in terms of jumping and landing. The …