Abstract Knowledge about the thickness of the cortical bone is of high interest for fracture
risk assessment. Most finite element model solutions overlook this information because of …

Introduction: Osteoporosis is currently diagnosed based on areal bone mineral density
(aBMD) computed from 2D DXA scans. However, aBMD is a limited surrogate for femoral …

Aims Anchorage of pedicle screw rod instrumentation in the elderly spine with poor bone
quality remains challenging. Our study aims to evaluate how the screw bone anchorage is …

Hip fractures are one of the most severe consequences of osteoporosis. Compared to the
clinical standard of DXA-based aBMD at the femoral neck, QCT-based FEA delivers a better …

Introduction. Postmenopausal women are at a great risk for osteoporosis and bone fractures.
Pathophysiology of osteoporosis. The two main factors causing osteoporosis are aging and …

Finite element (FE) models can unravel the link between intervertebral disc (IVD)
degeneration and its mechanical behaviour. Nucleotomy may provide the data required for …

A new metric for the quantitative and qualitative evaluation of bone stiffness is introduced. It
is based on the spectral decomposition of stiffness matrix computed with finite element …

This study investigates the novel combination of an active shape and mean appearance
model to estimate missing bone geometry and density distribution from sparse inputs …

Bone is a lightweight structure that adapts in time to support habitual loads through a dense
cortical shell and an intricate trabecular network to best support daily loads while minimizing …