As people get older, the intervertebral discs in their spine tend to deteriorate, some of which end up being surgically replaced with implants. A new patient-specific spinal model, however, could ...

July 20, 2005. Machines, software model helping to create better spinal implants. WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Mechanical and biomedical engineers at Purdue University have developed specialized hydraulic ...

University of Alabama at Birmingham Spinal Cord Injury Model System (UAB-SCIMS) maintains this Information Network as a resource to promote knowledge in the areas of research, health and quality of ...

Study design: A theoretical model of spinal stability is proposed. Objective: To present a biomechanical study in vitro using flexibility and loading tests of the normal lumbar spine and of two ...

Using the scans, the researchers then created polymer copies of each vertebra, piecing them together into a 3D model of Richard III's spine. Sign up for the Live Science daily newsletter now.