Impact of Habitual Flexion on Bone Formation After Spinal Fusion Surgery: An In Silico Study
Flexion loading may enhance bone healing by promoting mechanically advantageous conditions. The computational framework could guide the development of optimized rehabilitation protocols to improve fusion outcomes.
Authors
- Matthias Pumberger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0885-7370)
- Hendrik Schmidt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3300-8685)
- Sara Checa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1444-5858)
- Luis Alexander Becker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5549-0479)
- Nima Taheri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3415-6699)
- Soumya Swaminathan
Institutions
- Universität Hamburg (DE)
- Berlin Institute of Health at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
- Hamburg University of Technology (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JOR Spine
- Published
- 2025-07-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jsp2.70075
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.94
Funders
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft