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 …

Etiology of lumbar lordosis and its pathophysiology: a review of the evolution of lumbar lordosis, and the mechanics and biology of lumbar degeneration

CJ Sparrey, JF Bailey, M Safaee, AJ Clark, V Lafage… - Neurosurgical …, 2014 - thejns.org
The goal of this review is to discuss the mechanisms of postural degeneration, particularly
the loss of lumbar lordosis commonly observed in the elderly in the context of evolution …

Dynamic changes of elasticity, cross-sectional area, and fat infiltration of multifidus at different postures in men with chronic low back pain

ST Chan, PK Fung, NY Ng, TL Ngan, MY Chong… - The spine journal, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Multifidus cross-sectional area was often measured in chronic
low back pain (LBP) patients to estimate the muscle activity for spinal stability. However …

Pelvic incidence–lumbar lordosis mismatch results in increased segmental joint loads in the unfused and fused lumbar spine

M Senteler, B Weisse, JG Snedeker… - European Spine …, 2014 - Springer
Purpose Symptomatic adjacent segment disease (ASD) has been reported to occur in up to
27% of lumbar fusion patients. A previous study identified patients at risk according to the …

The relationship between sagittal curvature and extensor muscle volume in the lumbar spine

JR Meakin, J Fulford, R Seymour… - Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
A previous modelling study predicted that the forces applied by the extensor muscles to
stabilise the lumbar spine would be greater in spines that have a larger sagittal curvature …

A biomechanical model for estimating loads on thoracic and lumbar vertebrae

S Iyer, BA Christiansen, BJ Roberts, MJ Valentine… - Clinical …, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Biomechanical models are commonly used to estimate loads on the spine.
Current models have focused on understanding the etiology of low back pain and have not …

Yeditepe spine mesh: Finite element modeling and validation of a parametric CAD model of lumbar spine

O Guldeniz, OB Yesil, F Okyar - Medical Engineering & Physics, 2022 - Elsevier
Finite element analysis is a powerful tool that is often used to study the biomechanical
response of the spine. The primary objective of this study was to illustrate the mechanical …

青少年特发性脊柱侧凸的神经—肌肉系统调控机制研究进展

张宸洁, 董静梅 - 中国学校卫生, 2023 - cjsh.org.cn
青少年特发性脊柱侧凸(adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, AIS) 是青少年群体中较为常见的脊柱
健康问题, 其发病机制尚不明确, 但对儿童青少年的心, 智, 形影响极大. 文章从神经生理学角度 …

On the finite element modeling of the lumbar spine: a schematic review

V Sciortino, S Pasta, T Ingrassia, D Cerniglia - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Finite element modelling of the lumbar spine is a challenging problem. Lower back pain is
among the most common pathologies in the global populations, owing to which the patient …

Recent developments in finite element analysis of the lumbar spine

B Khuyagbaatar, K Kim, YH Kim - International Journal of Precision …, 2024 - Springer
Finite element (FE) modeling is widely used to study the biomechanical effect of material
properties, surgical procedures, and loading and boundary conditions on the lumbar spine …