Tether pre-tension within vertebral body tethering reduces motion of the spine and influences coupled motion: a finite element analysis

LF Nicolini, RC Oliveira, M Ribeiro, M Stoffel… - Computers in Biology …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Anterior Vertebral Body Tethering (VBT) is a novel fusionless treatment option for
selected adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients which is gaining widespread interest. The …

Comparative FEM study on intervertebral disc modeling: Holzapfel-Gasser-Ogden vs. structural rebars

G Gruber, LF Nicolini, M Ribeiro, T Lerchl… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Numerical modeling of the intervertebral disc (IVD) is challenging due to its
complex and heterogeneous structure, requiring careful selection of constitutive models and …