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Spine Research Publications

  • Dhar, U.K., Menzer, E.L., Lin, M., Hagerty, V., O’Connor, T., Tsai, C.T. and Vrionis, F.D., 2023. Factors influencing cage subsidence in anterior cervical corpectomy and discectomy: a systematic review. European Spine Journal, 32(3), pp.957-968. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-023-07530-w. (I.F.2.8)  
  • Doulgeris, J., Lin, M., Lee, W., Aghayev, K., Papanastassiou, I.D., Tsai, C.T. and Vrionis, F.D., 2024. Inter-Specimen Analysis of Diverse Finite Element Models of the Lumbar Spine. Bioengineering, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.3390%2Fbioengineering11010024. (I.F. 4.6)  
  • Kamran, A., Kanti, D.U., Chi-Tay, T. and Merdin, A., 2024. Sacrolumbar Interbody Fusion (SLIF): Feasibility, Technical Nuances, Biomechanical Assessment, And Clinical Outcomes. Spine Surgery and Related Research. https://doi.org/10.22603/ssrr.2023-0240. (I.F.1.2) 
  • Lin, M.; Shapiro, S.Z.; Erik D.; Tsai, C.T.; Vrionis, F.D. Finite element analysis of the effect of anterior dynamic plating on two-level anterior cervical discectomy fusion biomechanics. World Neurosurgery 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2022.02.032. (IF:2.104)
  • Lin, M.; Paul, R.; Shapiro, S.Z.; Doulgeris, J.; Tsai, C.T.; Vrionis, F.D. Biomechanical study of cervical endplate removal on subsidence and migration in multi-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. Asian Spine Journal 2022. https://doi.org/10.31616/asj.2021.0424. (IF:2.022)
  • Lin, M.; Abd, M.A.; Taking, A.; Tsai, C.T.; Vrionis, F.D. Engeberg, E.D. Robotic replica of a human spine uses soft magnetic sensor array to forecast intervertebral loads and posture after surgery. Sensors 2022, 22, 212. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22010212. (IF: 3.576)
    This paper was reported in multiple famous website and news.
    Most Notable Article in Sensors and Robotics Topic Area, January-February, 2022.
  • Lin, M.; Shapiro, S.Z.; Doulgeris, J.; Engeberg, E.D.; Tsai, C.T.; Vrionis, F.D. Cage-screw and anterior plating combination reduces the risk of micromotion and subsidence in multilevel anterior cervical discectomy and fusion—a finite element study. The Spine Journal 2021, 21, 874-882. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spinee.2021.01.015. (IF:4.166)
  • Lin, M., Paul, R., Dhar, U.K., Doulgeris, J., O'Connor, T.E., Tsai, C.T. and Vrionis, F.D., 2023. A Review of Finite Element Modeling for Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. Asian Spine Journal, 17(5). https://doi.org/10.31616/asj.2022.0295. (I.F. 2.3)
  • Lin, M., Doulgeris, J., Dhar, U.K., O’Corner, T., Papanastassiou, I.D., Tsai, C.T. and Vrionis, F.D., 2023. Effect of graded posterior element and ligament removal on annulus stress and segmental stability in lumbar spine stenosis: A finite element analysis study. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2023.1237702 (I.F. 6.7)
  • Lin M, Paul R, Liao X, Doulgeris J, Menzer EL, Dhar UK, Tsai C-T, Vrionis FD. A New Method to Evaluate Pressure Distribution Using a 3D-Printed C2-C3 Cervical Spine Model with an Embedded Sensor Array. Sensors. 2023; 23(23):9547. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23239547. (I.F. 3.9) 

Funding

  • Spine finite element modeling (Boca Raton Reginal Hospital, Grant No. SP 19-579)

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