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Review
. 2021 Oct;37(10):e3503.
doi: 10.1002/cnm.3503. Epub 2021 Jun 21.

Computational modelling of the scoliotic spine: A literature review

Samuele L Gould  1   2 , Luca Cristofolini  1 , Giorgio Davico  1   2 , Marco Viceconti  1   2
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Computational modelling of the scoliotic spine: A literature review

Samuele L Gould et al. Int J Numer Method Biomed Eng. 2021 Oct.

Abstract

Scoliosis is a deformity of the spine that in severe cases requires surgical treatment. There is still disagreement among clinicians as to what the aim of such treatment is as well as the optimal surgical technique. Numerical models can aid clinical decision-making by estimating the outcome of a given surgical intervention. This paper provided some background information on the modelling of the healthy spine and a review of the literature on scoliotic spine models, their validation, and their application. An overview of the methods and techniques used to construct scoliotic finite element and multibody models was given as well as the boundary conditions used in the simulations. The current limitations of the models were discussed as well as how such limitations are addressed in non-scoliotic spine models. Finally, future directions for the numerical modelling of scoliosis were addressed.

Keywords: finite element modelling; multibody modelling; musculoskeletal modelling; review; scoliosis; scoliotic spine.

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Conflict of interest statement

Marco Viceconti and Giorgio Davico were supported by the EU funded project Mobilise‐D. The charity Reuse‐With‐Love is gratefully acknowledged for the financial support to this research. The authors declare that they do not have any financial or personal relationships with other people or organisations that could have inappropriately influenced this study.

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Trends of the components included in numerical models of the scoliotic spine with a specific element
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