Development of a novel geometrically-parametric patient-specific finite element model to investigate the effects of the lumbar lordosis angle on fusion surgery - Nikkhoo, Mohammad; Khoz, Zahra; Cheng, Chih-Hsiu; Niu, Chi-Chien; El-Rich, Marwan; Khalaf, Kinda (Journal of biomechanics, 2020)
Keywords: Adult; Algorithms; Angles (geometry); Animals; Back surgery; Biomechanical Phenomena; Biomechanics; Biomedical materials; Composite materials; Computer simulation; Degeneration; Female; Finite Element Analysis; Finite element method; Geometry; Humans; Ligaments; Lordosis - diagnostic imaging; Lordosis - physiopathology; Lordosis - surgery; Lumbar lordosis; Lumbar Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging; Lumbar Vertebrae - physiopathology; Lumbar Vertebrae - surgery; Male; Mathematical models; Middle Aged; Patients; Personalized modeling; Posterior fusion; Radiography; Spinal biomechanics; Spinal Fusion; Spine (lumbar); Surgery; Surgical techniques; Therapeutic applications; Vertebrae; United States--US; Posterior fusion; Spinal biomechanics; Personalized modeling; Lumbar lordosis; Finite element analysis