[HTML][HTML] Neural network surrogate and projected gradient descent for fast and reliable finite element model calibration: A case study on an intervertebral disc
Accurate calibration of finite element (FE) models is essential across various biomechanical
applications, including human intervertebral discs (IVDs), to ensure their reliability and use …
applications, including human intervertebral discs (IVDs), to ensure their reliability and use …
Torque-and muscle-driven flexion induce disparate risks of in vitro herniation: A multiscale and multiphasic structure-based finite element study
The intervertebral disc is a complex structure that experiences multiaxial stresses regularly.
Disc failure through herniation is a common cause of lower back pain, which causes …
Disc failure through herniation is a common cause of lower back pain, which causes …
Comparative FEM study on intervertebral disc modeling: Holzapfel-Gasser-Ogden vs. structural rebars
G Gruber, LF Nicolini, M Ribeiro, T Lerchl… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Numerical modeling of the intervertebral disc (IVD) is challenging due to its
complex and heterogeneous structure, requiring careful selection of constitutive models and …
complex and heterogeneous structure, requiring careful selection of constitutive models and …
Neck mobility in the Jurassic plesiosaur Cryptoclidus eurymerus: finite element analysis as a new approach to understanding the cervical skeleton in fossil vertebrates
The sauropterygian clade Plesiosauria arose in the Late Triassic and survived to the very
end of the Cretaceous. Plesiosauria evolved the greatest species diversity of any marine …
end of the Cretaceous. Plesiosauria evolved the greatest species diversity of any marine …
Validation and Estimation of Obesity-Induced Intervertebral Disc Degeneration through Subject-Specific Finite Element Modelling of Functional Spinal Units
(1) Background: Intervertebral disc degeneration has been linked to obesity; its potential
mechanical effects on the intervertebral disc remain unknown. This study aimed to develop …
mechanical effects on the intervertebral disc remain unknown. This study aimed to develop …
An experimental-numerical method for the calibration of finite element models of the lumbar spine
LF Nicolini, A Beckmann, M Laubach… - Medical Engineering & …, 2022 - Elsevier
We present a systematic and automated stepwise method to calibrate computational models
of the spine. For that purpose, a sequential resection study on one lumbar specimen (L2-L5) …
of the spine. For that purpose, a sequential resection study on one lumbar specimen (L2-L5) …
Don't You (Project Around Discs)? Neural Network Surrogate and Projected Gradient Descent for Calibrating an Intervertebral Disc Finite Element Model
Accurate calibration of finite element (FE) models of human intervertebral discs (IVDs) is
essential for their reliability and application in diagnosing and planning treatments for spinal …
essential for their reliability and application in diagnosing and planning treatments for spinal …
[HTML][HTML] Towards a validated patient-specific computational modeling framework to identify failure regions in traditional growing rods in patients with early onset …
Background While growing rods are an important contribution to early-onset scoliosis
treatment, rod fractures are a common complication that require reoperations. A recent …
treatment, rod fractures are a common complication that require reoperations. A recent …
Patient-specific spine digital twins: a computational characterization of the idiopathic scoliosis
D Landinez, CF Rodríguez… - Journal of Orthopaedic …, 2025 - Springer
Background: Scoliosis is an idiopathic three-dimensional spine strain. The orthopedic
parameter used to diagnose and evaluate the severity of the strain is Cobb's angle. This …
parameter used to diagnose and evaluate the severity of the strain is Cobb's angle. This …
Influence of structural and material property uncertainties on biomechanics of intervertebral discs-Implications for disc tissue engineering
This study investigated how variations of structural and material properties of human
intervertebral discs (IVDs) affect the biomechanical responses of the IVDs under simulated …
intervertebral discs (IVDs) affect the biomechanical responses of the IVDs under simulated …