Finite element (FE) analysis is a valuable tool in musculoskeletal research. The demands
associated with mesh development, however, often prove daunting. In an effort to facilitate …

Finite element (FE) analysis is a useful tool to study spine biomechanics as a complement to
laboratory-driven experimental studies. Although individualized models have the potential …

Background: Discectomy and fusion is considered the “gold standard” treatment for clinical
manifestations of degenerative disc disease in the cervical spine. However, clinical and …

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 …

Objective To examine the validity of manually defined bony regions of interest from computed
tomography (CT) scans. Materials and methods Segmentation measurements were …

Objective The objective was to develop tools for automating the identification of bony
structures, to assess the reliability of this technique against manual raters, and to validate the …

Background: We developed a poroelastic finite element (FE) model of cartilage in dynamic
triaxial compression to parametrically analyze the effects of loading and boundary conditions …

It is difficult to study the deformation of articular cartilage because it is an inhomogenous
material with depth dependent constituents. In many experimental studies, cartilage is assumed …

Computational models of joint anatomy and function provide a means for biomechanists,
physicians, and physical therapists to understand the effects of repetitive motion, acute injury, …

Laboratory-driven experimental studies are capable of delineating the biomechanical
characteristics of the spine. They are limited, however, to external responses; that is, internal …