Development and biomechanical evaluation of a 3D printed analogue of the human lumbar spine
This study presents a reproducible 3D printable L1-S1 lumbar spine and validated it in all three orthogonal bending modes in the range of ± 15° against ex vivo and in silico data. The 3D printed analogue spine model described herein shows promising results, suggesting this model, with further validation, could have potential as a human cadaveric tissue substitute within the explored contexts of use.
Authors
- Mark Driscoll (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5348-6054)
- Siril Teja Dukkipati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6047-4513)
Institutions
- Montreal General Hospital (CA)
- McGill University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- 3D Printing in Medicine
- Published
- 2025-01-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s41205-025-00249-y
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.94
Funders
- McGill University
- Faculty of Engineering, McGill University
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
- Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies