The researchers used advanced 3D shape analysis techniques to compare the final lumbar vertebrae of humans with and without spondylolysis to the same bones in our closest living relatives ...

"But with 3D printing technology, we can simulate the shape of the vertebra, which is much stronger and more convenient than traditional methods." Five days after the surgery, Minghao still could ...

Scheuermann’s disease describes a medical condition that impacts the shape of vertebrae in the spine. This condition often affects children and adolescents, resulting in a characteristic ...

They also assessed compressive and bending stiffness. In addition, the investigators measured the vertebral body shape and wedge angle using radiographs. Following fracture, the investigators ...

Of the seven mounted skeletons that Gibson examined from the Musée de l'Homme, every single one of them had deformed ribs pushed into an 'S' shape and vertebral spines misaligned from vertical ...

The researchers found that the lower portion of vertebra (an element called the intercentrum), the shape of which determines the flexibility of the spinal column, varied most in correlation with ...