LABS – Galbusera, Fabio – Galeazzi Research

LABORATORY OF BIOLOGICAL STRUCTURES MECHANICS (LABS)

Director: Dr. Fabio Galbusera

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FABIO GALBUSERA, Ph.D.

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Fabio Galbusera, engineer, is the director of the Laboratory of Biological Structures Mechanics. He received his Master degree in Biomedical Engineering at the Politecnico di Milano, Italy and the PhD at the Institute of Orthopaedic Research and Biomechanics, Center of Musculoskeletal Research Ulm, Germany, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Hans-Joachim Wilke. His main research interests are the biomechanics of the spine, the use of numerical models for its investigation as well as spinal imaging, about which he published more than 70 papers in international peer-reviewed journals. He is member of the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine (ISSLS), of the Spine Society of Europe (Eurospine) and is currently part of the Editorial Boards of Journal of Biomechanics, European Spine Journal and of European Radiology Experimental.

Publications

Galbusera F, Volkheimer D, Reitmaier S, Berger-Roscher N, Kienle A, Wilke HJ. Pedicle screw loosening: a clinically relevant complication? Eur Spine J. 2015 May;24(5):1005-16.

Galbusera F, van Rijsbergen M, Ito K, Huyghe JM, Brayda-Bruno M, Wilke HJ. Ageing and degenerative changes of the intervertebral disc and their impact on spinal flexibility. Eur Spine J. 2014 Jun;23 Suppl 3:S324-32.

Neidlinger-Wilke C, Galbusera F, Pratsinis H, Mavrogonatou E, Mietsch A, Kletsas D, Wilke HJ. Mechanical loading of the intervertebral disc: from the macroscopic to the cellular level. Eur Spine J. 2014 Jun;23 Suppl 3:S333-43.

Freutel M, Schmidt H, Dürselen L, Ignatius A, Galbusera F. Finite element modeling of soft tissues: material models, tissue interaction and challenges. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). 2014 Apr;29(4):363-72.

Galbusera F, Wilke HJ, Brayda-Bruno M, Costa F, Fornari M. Influence of sagittal balance on spinal lumbar loads: a numerical approach. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). 2013 Apr;28(4):370-7.

Galbusera F, Schmidt H, Noailly J, Malandrino A, Lacroix D, Wilke HJ, Shirazi-Adl A. Comparison of four methods to simulate swelling in poroelastic finite element models of intervertebral discs. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater. 2011 Oct;4(7):1234-41.

Galbusera F, Bellini CM, Anasetti F, Ciavarro C, Lovi A, Brayda-Bruno M. Rigid and flexible spinal stabilization devices: a biomechanical comparison. Med Eng Phys. 2011 May;33(4):490-6.

Schmidt H, Shirazi-Adl A, Galbusera F, Wilke HJ. Response analysis of the lumbar spine during regular daily activities–a finite element analysis. J Biomech. 2010 Jul 20;43(10):1849-56.

Galbusera F, Bellini CM, Zweig T, Ferguson S, Raimondi MT, Lamartina C, Brayda-Bruno M, Fornari M. Design concepts in lumbar total disc arthroplasty. Eur Spine J. 2008 Dec;17(12):1635-50.

Galbusera F, Fantigrossi A, Raimondi MT, Sassi M, Fornari M, Assietti R. Biomechanics of the C5-C6 spinal unit before and after placement of a disc prosthesis. Biomech Model Mechanobiol. 2006 Nov;5(4):253-61.

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