Objective To discuss the state of the art of Finite Element (FE) modeling in implant dentistry,
to highlight the principal features and the current limitations, and giving recommendations to …

Spinal loads are recognized to play a causative role in back disorders and pain. Knowledge
of lumbar spinal loads is required in proper management of various spinal disorders …

Historically, the evidences of safety and efficacy that companies provide to regulatory
agencies as support to the request for marketing authorization of a new medical product …

Finite element (FE) model studies have made important contributions to our understanding
of functional biomechanics of the lumbar spine. However, if a model is used to answer …

BACKGROUND: In many published studies, elastic properties of bone are correlated to the
bone density, in order to derive an empirical elasticity–density relationship. The most …

Bone defect repairs are based on bone graft fusion or replacement. Current large bone
defect treatments are inadequate and lack of reliable technology. Therefore, we aimed to …

The use of finite element models as research tools in biomechanics and orthopedics has
grown exponentially over the last 20 years. However, the attention to mesh quality, model …

An experimental–numerical study was performed to investigate the relationships between
computed tomography (CT)-density and ash density, and between ash density and apparent …

BACKGROUND: Major deficits of many finite element models of the lumbar spine are the
oversimplification, assumed constellation of the material properties or the insufficiently …

No agreement on the choice of the failure criterion to adopt for the bone tissue can be found
in the literature among the finite element studies aiming at predicting fracture risk of bones …