The vast majority of previous experimental studies on the thoracic spine were performed
without the entire rib cage, while significant contributive aspects regarding stability and …

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is regarded as a multifactorial disease and none of the many
suggested causal etiologies have yet prevailed. I will suggest that adolescent idiopathic …

Due to ethical issues and simplification of traditional biomechanical models, experimental
methods and traditional computer methods were difficult to quantify the effects of foot …

Background Studies focusing on lumbar spine biomechanics are very limited, and the
mechanism of the effect of vibration on lumbar spine biodynamics is unclear. To provide …

Software to create individualised finite element (FE) models of the osseoligamentous spine
using pre-operative computed tomography (CT) data-sets for spinal surgery patients has …

Abstract Purpose of Review Spinal ligament is an important component of the spinal column
in mitigating biomechanical stress. Particularly the posterior ligamentous complex, which is …

To provide reference and theoretical guidance for establishing human body dynamics
models and studying biomechanical vibration behavior, this study aimed to develop and …

Background Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is a deformity of the spine, which may
require surgical correction by attaching a rod to the patient's spine using screws implanted in …

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 …

Few studies have examined the costovertebral joint and its ligaments in detail. Therefore,
the following review was performed to better elucidate their anatomy, function and …