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Luca Cristofolini

Luca Cristofolini

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Engineering and Technology

D-Index
55
Citations
14936
World Ranking
2941
National Ranking
74

Overview

Luca Cristofolini is affiliated with the University of Bologna in Italy and has a research focus primarily situated within the field of Medicine. Their work spans several subfields including Surgery, Biomedical Engineering, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, and Pharmacology.

Their research encompasses multiple key topics such as Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology, Medical Imaging and Analysis, Orthopaedic Implants and Arthroplasty, Scoliosis Diagnosis and Treatment, Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes, Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques, and Musculoskeletal Pain and Rehabilitation.

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated with Luca Cristofolini include:

  • Marco Palanca
  • Áron Lazáry
  • Giovanni Barbanti Bròdano
  • Giulia Galteri
  • Enrico Dall'Ara

They have published regularly in specific scientific journals and conference proceedings. The most notable publication venues are:

  • Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
  • Scientific Reports
  • Brain and Spine
  • Orthopaedic Proceedings
  • Medical Engineering & Physics

Some recent papers attributed to Luca Cristofolini include:

  • "Tissue Engineering for the Insertions of Tendons and Ligaments: An Overview of Electrospun Biomaterials and Structures" (2021) published in Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
  • "The strain distribution in the lumbar anterior longitudinal ligament is affected by the loading condition and bony features: An in vitro full-field analysis" (2020) published in PLoS ONE
  • "Load-sharing biomechanics of lumbar fixation and fusion with pedicle subtraction osteotomy" (2021) published in Scientific Reports
  • "Tuning the Structure of Nylon 6,6 Electrospun Bundles to Mimic the Mechanical Performance of Tendon Fascicles" (2021) published in Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
  • "Testing the impact of discoplasty on the biomechanics of the intervertebral disc with simulated degeneration: An in vitro study" (2020) published in Medical Engineering & Physics

Best Publications

  • ISB recommendation on definitions of joint coordinate system of various joints for the reporting of human joint motion—part I: ankle, hip, and spine

    Ge Wu;Sorin Siegler;Paul Allard;Chris Kirtley

  • Mechanical validation of whole bone composite femur models

    Luca Cristofolini;Marco Viceconti;Angelo Cappello;Aldo Toni

  • Technical noteMechanical validation of whole bone composite femur models

    Luca Cristofolini;Marco Viceconti;Angelo Cappello;Aldo Toni

  • Subject-specific finite element models implementing a maximum principal strain criterion are able to estimate failure risk and fracture location on human femurs tested in vitro.

    Enrico Schileo;Fulvia Taddei;Luca Cristofolini;Marco Viceconti

  • Subject-specific finite element models can accurately predict strain levels in long bones

    Enrico Schileo;Fulvia Taddei;Andrea Malandrino;Luca Cristofolini

  • Large-sliding contact elements accurately predict levels of bone-implant micromotion relevant to osseointegration.

    Marco Viceconti;Roberto Muccini;Marek Bernakiewicz;Massimiliano Baleani

  • The material mapping strategy influences the accuracy of CT-based finite element models of bones: an evaluation against experimental measurements.

    Fulvia Taddei;Enrico Schileo;Benedikt Helgason;Luca Cristofolini

  • Subject-specific finite element models of long bones: An in vitro evaluation of the overall accuracy.

    Fulvia Taddei;Luca Cristofolini;Saulo Martelli;H.S. Gill

  • The use of digital image correlation in the biomechanical area: a review

    Marco Palanca;Gianluca Tozzi;Luca Cristofolini

  • A comparative study on different methods of automatic mesh generation of human femurs.

    Marco Viceconti;Luisella Bellingeri;Luca Cristofolini;Aldo Toni

  • A modified method for assigning material properties to FE models of bones

    Benedikt Helgason;Fulvia Taddei;Halldór Pálsson;Enrico Schileo

  • To what extent can linear finite element models of human femora predict failure under stance and fall loading configurations

    Enrico Schileo;Luca Balistreri;Lorenzo Grassi;Luca Cristofolini

  • Finite element and experimental models of cemented hip joint reconstructions can produce similar bone and cement strains in pre-clinical tests.

    J. Stolk;N.J.J. Verdonschot;L. Cristofolini;A. Toni

  • A practical approach to optimizing the preparation of speckle patterns for digital-image correlation

    Giacomo Lionello;Luca Cristofolini

  • The ‘standardized femur program’ proposal for a reference geometry to be used for the creation of finite element models of the femur

    Marco Viceconti;Massimiliano Casali;Barbara Massari;Luca Cristofolini

  • A critical analysis of stress shielding evaluation of hip prostheses.

    Luca Cristofolini

  • Primary stability of an anatomical cementless hip stem : A statistical analysis

    Marco Viceconti;Giovanni Brusi;Alberto Pancanti;Luca Cristofolini

  • Finite-Element Modeling of Bones From CT Data: Sensitivity to Geometry and Material Uncertainties

    F. Taddei;S. Martelli;B. Reggiani;L. Cristofolini

  • In vitro replication of spontaneous fractures of the proximal human femur

    Luca Cristofolini;Mateusz Juszczyk;Saulo Martelli;Fulvia Taddei

  • Experimental Validation of a Finite Element Model of a Human Cadaveric Tibia

    Hans A. Gray;Fulvia Taddei;Amy B. Zavatsky;Luca Cristofolini

  • ISB recommendation on definitions of joint coordinate system of various joints for the reporting of human joint motion, I: ankle, hip, and spine

    Ge Wu;Sorin Siegler;Paul Allard;Chris Kirtley

Frequent Co-Authors

Marco Viceconti
Marco Viceconti University of Bologna
Fulvia Taddei
Fulvia Taddei Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli
Maria Letizia Focarete
Maria Letizia Focarete University of Bologna
Angelo Cappello
Angelo Cappello University of Bologna
Hans-Joachim Wilke
Hans-Joachim Wilke University of Ulm
Nico Verdonschot
Nico Verdonschot Radboud University
Damien Lacroix
Damien Lacroix University of Sheffield
Giuseppe Falini
Giuseppe Falini University of Bologna
Alberto Leardini
Alberto Leardini University of Bologna
Darryl D. D'Lima
Darryl D. D'Lima Scripps Health

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