The use of finite element models as research tools in biomechanics and orthopedics has
grown exponentially over the last 20 years. However, the attention to mesh quality, model …

Cervical laminoplasty was developed as an alternative to cervical laminectomy for treatment
of cervical myelopathy, in which hinges are created to lift the lamina. Various techniques of …

Laminectomy has been regarded as a standard treatment for multi-level cervical stenosis.
Concern for complications such as kyphosis has limited the indication of multi-level …

The purpose of this work was to develop and validate a finite element model of the distal
radius to simulate impact loading. Eight-node hexahedral meshes of the bone and impactor …

Background Cervical laminoplasty is a motion-preserving procedure that addresses spinal
cord compression and avoids postlaminectomy kyphosis associated with cervical …

Cervical laminectomy has usually been applied in treating cervical spinal cord tumour.
However, spinal instability after laminectomy was observed with high occurrence rate, due to …

In this study, the stabilities of the hinge sides of plate-augmented open-door laminoplasties
based on cutting in a curved or straight line were compared using a finite element (FE) …

Background The expansion of the cervical vertebrae lamina appears to be crucial to related
surgical procedures. The dimensions of the groove influence the strain concentration within …

Purpose To evaluate biomechanical differences between two surgical procedures for
cervical open-door laminoplasty using human cadaveric spines. Methods Twenty-four …

Background The association of laminar opening extent (LOE) with sagittal canal diameter
(SCD) and the cross-sectional area (CSA) in unilateral door cervical laminoplasty (UDCL) …