The first seven vertebrae of our spine are called the cervical spine. It supports the weight of
our head, encloses and safeguards our spinal cord, and permits a variety of head motions …

Objectives Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) refers to a narrowing of the space within the spinal
canal, which can occur at any level but is most common in the lumbar spine. Open …

Cervical degenerative disc diseases such as myelopathy and radiculopathy often require
conventional treatments like artificial cervical disc replacement or anterior cervical …

The study aimed to investigate the impact of posterior element and ligament removal on the
maximum von Mises stress, and maximum shear stress of the eight-layer annulus for treating …

Objective Recent evidence indicates that cervical paraspinal muscle degeneration (PMD) is
a prevalent and age-related condition in patients with cervical disc degenerative disease …

The study aimed to investigate the dynamic characteristics of the cervical spine and
determine the effect of the material properties of the cervical spinal components on it. A finite …

Over the past few decades, there has been a growing popularity in utilizing finite element
analysis to study the spine. However, most current studies tend to use one specimen for their …

Bioactive glass–ceramic (BGC) cage is a substitute for polyether ether ketone (PEEK) cages
in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF). Only a few comparative studies exist …

Research on degenerative spondylolisthesis (DS) has focused primarily on the
biomechanical responses of pathological segments, with few studies involving muscle …

Featured Application Patient-specific finite element models of degenerative cervical
myelopathy (DCM) patients correlate with neurological function, assess disease severity …