What is it about?
This paper describes the first computer model of the upper pediatric cervical spine, in a 17 month old female. It uses a computer technique called finite element modeling. The model was validated using pediatric cadaver material. It will help us understand the biomechanics of children's spines.
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Why is it important?
This is the first description of using computers to model the anatomy and motion of children's spines.
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It was a great pleasure working with the University of Utah Department of Biomechanics putting this paper together.
Douglas Brockmeyer
University of Utah
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This page is a summary of: Development and initial evaluation of a finite element model of the pediatric craniocervical junction, Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, April 2016, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG),
DOI: 10.3171/2015.8.peds15334.
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