Immuno-modulatory effects of intervertebral disc cells
P Bermudez-Lekerika, KB Crump… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Low back pain is a highly prevalent, chronic, and costly medical condition predominantly
triggered by intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD). IDD is often caused by structural and …
triggered by intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD). IDD is often caused by structural and …
Finite element modeling mesh quality, energy balance and validation methods: A review with recommendations associated with the modeling of bone tissue
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 …
grown exponentially over the last 20 years. However, the attention to mesh quality, model …
Finite element modeling of soft tissues: material models, tissue interaction and challenges
M Freutel, H Schmidt, L Dürselen, A Ignatius… - Clinical …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Musculoskeletal soft tissues, such as articular cartilage, ligaments, knee
meniscus and intervertebral disk, have a complex structure, which provides elasticity and …
meniscus and intervertebral disk, have a complex structure, which provides elasticity and …
What have we learned from finite element model studies of lumbar intervertebral discs in the past four decades?
H Schmidt, F Galbusera, A Rohlmann… - Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Finite element analysis is a powerful tool routinely used to study complex biological systems.
For the last four decades, the lumbar intervertebral disc has been the focus of many such …
For the last four decades, the lumbar intervertebral disc has been the focus of many such …
Elastic, permeability and swelling properties of human intervertebral disc tissues: A benchmark for tissue engineering
The aim of functional tissue engineering is to repair and replace tissues that have a
biomechanical function, ie, connective orthopaedic tissues. To do this, it is necessary to …
biomechanical function, ie, connective orthopaedic tissues. To do this, it is necessary to …
Validation and application of an intervertebral disc finite element model utilizing independently constructed tissue-level constitutive formulations that are nonlinear …
Finite element (FE) models are advantageous in the study of intervertebral disc mechanics
as the stress–strain distributions can be determined throughout the tissue and the applied …
as the stress–strain distributions can be determined throughout the tissue and the applied …
Effect of hydration on healthy intervertebral disk mechanical stiffness
SE Bezci, A Nandy… - Journal of …, 2015 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The intervertebral disk has an excellent swelling capacity to absorb water, which is thought
to be largely due to the high proteoglycan composition. Injury, aging, degeneration, and …
to be largely due to the high proteoglycan composition. Injury, aging, degeneration, and …
On the modeling of human intervertebral disc annulus fibrosus: Elastic, permanent deformation and failure responses
As a primary load-resisting component, annulus fibrosus (AF) maintains structural integrity of
the entire intervertebral disc. Experiments have demonstrated that permanent deformation …
the entire intervertebral disc. Experiments have demonstrated that permanent deformation …
Comparative biomechanical analysis of rigid vs. flexible fixation devices for the lumbar spine: A geometrically patient-specific poroelastic finite element study
Abstract Background and Objective Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS), or the narrowing of the
spinal canal, continues to be the leading preoperative diagnosis for adults older than 65 …
spinal canal, continues to be the leading preoperative diagnosis for adults older than 65 …
Numerical implementation of an osmo-poro-visco-hyperelastic finite element solver: Application to the intervertebral disc
APG Castro, JL Alves - Computer Methods in Biomechanics and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
This work deals with the finite element (FE) implementation of a biphasic poroelastic
formulation specifically developed to address the intricate behaviour of the Intervertebral …
formulation specifically developed to address the intricate behaviour of the Intervertebral …