Purpose Fractures in vertebral bodies are among the most common complications of
osteoporosis and other bone diseases. However, studies that aim to predict future fractures …

Purpose To summarize and critically evaluate the existing studies for spinopelvic
measurements of sagittal balance that are based on deep learning (DL). Methods Three …

The field of spinal oncology has substantially evolved over the past decades. This review
synthesizes and appraises what was learned and what will potentially be discovered from …

By predicting short-term postoperative outcomes before surgery, patients who undergo
posterior cervical fusion (PCF) surgery may benefit from more precise patient care plans that …

Nowadays, the better assessment of low back pain (LBP) is an important challenge, as it is
the leading musculoskeletal condition worldwide in terms of years of disability. The objective …

Spinal cord tumors constitute a diverse group of rare neoplasms associated with significant
mortality and morbidity that pose unique clinical and surgical challenges. Diagnostic …

Background It is clear that individual outcomes of spine surgery can be quite
heterogeneous. When consenting a patient for surgery, it is important to be able to offer an …

Judging swallowing kinematic impairments via videofluoroscopy represents the gold
standard for the detection and evaluation of swallowing disorders. However, the efficiency …

Stem cells are primitive and precursor cells with the potential to reproduce into diverse
mature and functional cell types in the body throughout the developmental stages of life …

Purpose To investigate the feasibility of using routine clinical multidetector computed
tomography (MDCT) scans for conducting finite element (FE) analysis to predict vertebral …