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Luca Cristofolini

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Mateusz Maria Juszczyk; Marco Salvà; Enrico Schileo; Luca Cristofolini; Lorenzo Zani; Marco Viceconti
Accurate in vitro identification of fracture onset in bones: failure mechanism of the proximal human femur.
Luca Cristofolini; Paolo Erani; Marco Viceconti
Comments on 'Experimental versus computational analysis of micromotions at the implant-bone interface'.
Marco Viceconti; Fulvia Taddei; Luca Cristofolini; Cristina Falcinelli; Saulo Martelli; Enrico Schileo
Are spontaneous fractures possible? An example of clinical application for personalised, multiscale neuro-musculo-skeletal modelling.

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2013: Mateusz Maria Juszczyk; Marco Salvà; Enrico Schileo; Luca Cristofolini; Lorenzo Zani; Marco Viceconti
Accurate in vitro identification of fracture onset in bones: failure mechanism of the proximal human femur.
Journal of biomechanics 2013;46(1):158-64.
2012: Luca Cristofolini; Paolo Erani; Marco Viceconti
Comments on 'Experimental versus computational analysis of micromotions at the implant-bone interface'.
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part H, Journal of engineering in medicine 2012;226(5):417-9; author reply 420-1.
2012: Marco Viceconti; Fulvia Taddei; Luca Cristofolini; Cristina Falcinelli; Saulo Martelli; Enrico Schileo
Are spontaneous fractures possible? An example of clinical application for personalised, multiscale neuro-musculo-skeletal modelling.
Journal of biomechanics 2012;45(3):421-6.
2011: Valentina Danesi; Melinda Harman; Susanna Stea; Luca Tersi; Francesco Traina; Alina Beraudi; Luca Cristofolini; Marco Viceconti
Re-use of explanted osteosynthesis devices: a reliable and inexpensive reprocessing protocol.
Injury 2011;42(10):1101-6.
2011: Luca Cristofolini; Richard E Field; Mateusz Juszczyk; Neil Rushton; Fulvia Taddei; Marco Viceconti
Assessment of femoral neck fracture risk for a novel proximal epiphyseal hip prosthesis.
Clinical biomechanics (Bristol, Avon) 2011;26(6):585-91.
2011: Melinda Harman; Luca Cristofolini; Paolo Erani; Susanna Stea; Marco Viceconti
A pictographic atlas for classifying damage modes on polyethylene bearings.
Journal of materials science. Materials in medicine 2011;22(5):1137-46.
2011: Sandra Martelli; F Taddei; Luca Cristofolini; H S Gill; Marco Viceconti
Extensive risk analysis of mechanical failure for an epiphyseal hip prothesis: a combined numerical-experimental approach.
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part H, Journal of engineering in medicine 2011;225(2):126-40.
2010: Luca Cristofolini; Paolo Erani; Ewa Bialoblocka-Juszczyk; Hirotsugu Ohashi; Satoshi Iida; Izumi Minato; Marco Viceconti
Effect of undersizing on the long-term stability of the Exeter hip stem: A comparative in vitro study.
Clinical biomechanics (Bristol, Avon) 2010;25(9):899-908.
2010: Francesco Traina; Luca Cristofolini; Marcello De Fine; Ludovico Brunetti; Ideal Frakulli; Caterina Novella Abati; Lorenzo D'Uva; Aldo Toni
A reproducible and inexpensive method of measuring hip abductor strength.
Hip international : the journal of clinical and experimental research on hip pathology and therapy 2010;20(4):512-7.
2010: Luca Cristofolini; Enrico Schileo; Mateusz Juszczyk; Fulvia Taddei; Saulo Martelli; Marco Viceconti
Mechanical testing of bones: the positive synergy of finite-element models and in vitro experiments.
Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences 2010;368(1920):2725-63.
2010: Michele Spinelli; Saverio Affatato; Luca Cristofolini; Paolo Erani; Domenico Tigani; Marco Viceconti
Combined wear behavior and long-term implant-bone fixation of total knee replacement: a novel in vitro set-up.
Artificial organs 2010;34(5):E177-83.
2010: Luca Cristofolini; Giorgia Conti; Mateusz Juszczyk; Sara Cremonini; Serge Van Sint Jan; Marco Viceconti
Structural behaviour and strain distribution of the long bones of the human lower limbs.
Journal of biomechanics 2010;43(5):826-35.
2010: Fulvia Taddei; Saulo Martelli; Harinderjit Singh Gill; Luca Cristofolini; Marco Viceconti
Finite element modeling of resurfacing hip prosthesis: estimation of accuracy through experimental validation.
Journal of biomechanical engineering 2010;132(2):021002.
2010: E Bialoblocka-Juszczyk; Luca Cristofolini; P Erani; Marco Viceconti
Effect of long-term physiological activity on the long-term stem stability of cemented hip arthroplasty: in vitro comparison of three commercial bone cements.
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part H, Journal of engineering in medicine 2010;224(1):53-65.
2009: Francesco Traina; Enrico Tassinari; Federico Pilla; Marcello De Fine; Federico Biondi; Luca Cristofolini; Aldo Toni
Outcome of hybrid stem fixation in osteoporotic female patients. A minimum five-year follow-up study.
International orthopaedics 2009;33(6):1489-94.
2009: E Bialoblocka-Juszczyk; Massimiliano Baleani; Luca Cristofolini; Marco Viceconti
Effect of stem preheating on the fatigue behaviour of bone cement around hip prostheses.
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part H, Journal of engineering in medicine 2009;223(5):637-41.
2009: Luca Cristofolini; Marco Viceconti
Comments on "In vitro analysis of Exeter stem torsional stability" by Bell CG, Weinrauch P, Pearcy M, Crawford R, published on J Arthroplasty. 2007 Oct;22(7):1024-30.
The Journal of arthroplasty 2009;24(4):657-9.
2009: Luca Cristofolini; M Juszczyk; F Taddei; Marco Viceconti
Strain distribution in the proximal human femoral metaphysis.
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part H, Journal of engineering in medicine 2009;223(3):273-88.
2009: Luca Cristofolini; Saverio Affatato; Paolo Erani; Domenico Tigani; Marco Viceconti
Implant fixation in knee replacement: preliminary in vitro comparison of ceramic and metal cemented femoral components.
The Knee 2009;16(2):101-8.
2009: Marco Viceconti; Saverio Affatato; Massimiliano Baleani; Barbara Bordini; Luca Cristofolini; Fulvia Taddei
Pre-clinical validation of joint prostheses: a systematic approach.
Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials 2009;2(1):120-7.
2009: Luca Cristofolini; M Juszczyk; F Taddei; R E Field; N Rushton; Marco Viceconti
Stress shielding and stress concentration of contemporary epiphyseal hip prostheses.
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part H, Journal of engineering in medicine 2009;223(1):27-44.
2008: Giorgia Conti; Luca Cristofolini; Mateusz Juszczyk; Alberto Leardini; Marco Viceconti
Comparison of three standard anatomical reference frames for the tibia-fibula complex.
Journal of biomechanics 2008;41(16):3384-9.
2008: Saverio Affatato; Luca Cristofolini; Walter Leardini; Paolo Erani; Mara Zavalloni; Domenico Tigani; Marco Viceconti
A new method of in vitro wear assessment of the UHMWPE tibial insert in total knee replacement.
Artificial organs 2008;32(12):942-8.
2008: Luca Cristofolini; Fulvia Taddei; Massimiliano Baleani; Fabio Baruffaldi; Susanna Stea; Marco Viceconti
Multiscale investigation of the functional properties of the human femur.
Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences 2008;366(1879):3319-41.
2008: Marco Viceconti; Fulvia Taddei; Serge Van Sint Jan; Alberto Leardini; Luca Cristofolini; Susanna Stea; Fabio Baruffaldi; Massimiliano Baleani
Multiscale modelling of the skeleton for the prediction of the risk of fracture.
Clinical biomechanics (Bristol, Avon) 2008;23(7):845-52.
2008: Barbara Reggiani; Luca Cristofolini; Fulvia Taddei; Marco Viceconti
Sensitivity of the primary stability of a cementless hip stem to its position and orientation.
Artificial organs 2008;32(7):555-60.
2008: Hans A Gray; Fulvia Taddei; Amy B Zavatsky; Luca Cristofolini; Harinderjit S Gill
Experimental validation of a finite element model of a human cadaveric tibia.
Journal of biomechanical engineering 2008;130(3):031016.
2008: Elena Varini; Luca Cristofolini; Francesco Traina; Marco Viceconti; Aldo Toni
Can the rasp be used to predict intra-operatively the primary stability that can be achieved by press-fitting the stem in cementless hip arthroplasty?
Clinical biomechanics (Bristol, Avon) 2008;23(4):408-14.
2008: Benedikt Helgason; Fulvia Taddei; Halldór Pálsson; Enrico Schileo; Luca Cristofolini; Marco Viceconti; Sigurthur Brynjólfsson
A modified method for assigning material properties to FE models of bones.
Medical engineering & physics 2008;30(4):444-53.
2008: Luca Cristofolini; Saverio Affatato; Paolo Erani; W Leardini; D Tigani; Marco Viceconti
Long-term implant-bone fixation of the femoral component in total knee replacement.
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part H, Journal of engineering in medicine 2008;222(3):319-31.
2008: Enrico Schileo; Fulvia Taddei; Luca Cristofolini; Marco Viceconti
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.
Journal of biomechanics 2008;41(2):356-67.
2007: Luca Cristofolini; Elena Varini; Marco Viceconti
In-vitro method for assessing femoral implant-bone micromotions in resurfacing hip implants under different loading conditions.
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part H, Journal of engineering in medicine 2007;221(8):943-50.
2007: Fulvia Taddei; Enrico Schileo; Benedikt Helgason; Luca Cristofolini; Marco Viceconti
The material mapping strategy influences the accuracy of CT-based finite element models of bones: an evaluation against experimental measurements.
Medical engineering & physics 2007;29(9):973-9.
2007: Maurizio Lannocca; Elena Varini; Angelo Cappello; Luca Cristofolini; Ewa Bialoblocka
Intra-operative evaluation of cementless hip implant stability: a prototype device based on vibration analysis.
Medical engineering & physics 2007;29(8):886-94.
2007: Luca Cristofolini; Paolo Erani; Paolo Savigni; Barbara Bordini; Marco Viceconti
Preclinical assessment of the long-term endurance of cemented hip stems. Part 2: in-vitro and ex-vivo fatigue damage of the cement mantle.
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part H, Journal of engineering in medicine 2007;221(6):585-99.
2007: Luca Cristofolini; Teutonico A Saponara; Paolo Savigni; Paolo Erani; Marco Viceconti
Preclinical assessment of the long-term endurance of cemented hip stems. Part 1: effect of daily activities--a comparison of two load histories.
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part H, Journal of engineering in medicine 2007;221(6):569-84.
2007: Luca Cristofolini
Fractures of the proximal femur: correlates of radiological evidence of osteoporosis.
Skeletal radiology 2007;36(7):703-4; author reply 705-6.
2007: Luca Cristofolini; Paolo Erani; Thomas Grupp; Volkmar Jansson; Marco Viceconti
In vitro long-term fatigue endurance of the secondary "Cement Injection Stem" hip prosthesis.
Artificial organs 2007;31(6):441-51.
2007: Luca Cristofolini; Paolo Erani; Paolo Savigni; Thomas Grupp; Otto Thies; Marco Viceconti
Increased long-term failure risk associated with excessively thin cement mantle in cemented hip arthroplasty: a comparative in vitro study.
Clinical biomechanics (Bristol, Avon) 2007;22(4):410-21.
2007: Francesco Pallini; Luca Cristofolini; Francesco Traina; Aldo Toni
Modular hip stems: determination of disassembly force of a neck-stem coupling.
Artificial organs 2007;31(2):166-70.
2007: Luca Cristofolini; Paolo Erani; Amelia Saponara Teutonico; Francesco Traina; Marco Viceconti; Aldo Toni
Partially cemented AncaDualFit hip stems do not fail in simulated active patients.
Clinical biomechanics (Bristol, Avon) 2007;22(2):191-202.
2007: Luca Cristofolini; Mateusz Juszczyk; Saulo Martelli; Fulvia Taddei; Marco Viceconti
In vitro replication of spontaneous fractures of the proximal human femur.
Journal of biomechanics 2007;40(13):2837-45.
2007: Enrico Schileo; Fulvia Taddei; Andrea Malandrino; Luca Cristofolini; Marco Viceconti
Subject-specific finite element models can accurately predict strain levels in long bones.
Journal of biomechanics 2007;40(13):2982-9.
2007: B Reggiani; Luca Cristofolini; Elena Varini; Marco Viceconti
Predicting the subject-specific primary stability of cementless implants during pre-operative planning: preliminary validation of subject-specific finite-element models.
Journal of biomechanics 2007;40(11):2552-8.
2006: Fulvia Taddei; Saulo Martelli; Barbara Reggiani; Luca Cristofolini; Marco Viceconti
Finite-element modeling of bones from CT data: sensitivity to geometry and material uncertainties.
IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering 2006;53(11):2194-200.
2006: Elena Varini; Luca Cristofolini; Marco Viceconti; Francesco Traina
Stem damage during implantation of modular hip prostheses.
Artificial organs 2006;30(7):564-7.
2006: Luca Cristofolini; Elena Varini; I Pelgreffi; Angelo Cappello; Aldo Toni
Device to measure intra-operatively the primary stability of cementless hip stems.
Medical engineering & physics 2006;28(5):475-82.
2006: Egon Perilli; Fabio Baruffaldi; M C Bisi; Luca Cristofolini; Angelo Cappello
A physical phantom for the calibration of three-dimensional X-ray microtomography examination.
Journal of microscopy 2006;222(Pt 2):124-34.
2006: Marco Viceconti; Alberto Pancanti; Elena Varini; Francesco Traina; Luca Cristofolini
On the biomechanical stability of cementless straight conical hip stems.
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part H, Journal of engineering in medicine 2006;220(3):473-80.
2006: Luca Cristofolini; Massimiliano Baleani; Aldo Toni
Analysis of 16 retrieved proximal cemented femoral stems.
The Journal of arthroplasty 2006;21(3):464-5; author reply 465-7.
2006: Luca Cristofolini; Marco Viceconti
Comments on "Stair climbing is more critical than walking in pre-clinical assessment of primary stability in cementless THA in vitro" by Jean-Pierre Kassi, Markus O. Heller, Ulrich Stoeckle, Carsten Perka, Georg N. Duda, Published on J. Biomechanics 2005; 38: 1143-1154.
Journal of biomechanics 2006;39(16):3085-7; author reply 3087-40.
2006: Fulvia Taddei; Luca Cristofolini; Saulo Martelli; H S Gill; Marco Viceconti
Subject-specific finite element models of long bones: An in vitro evaluation of the overall accuracy.
Journal of biomechanics 2006;39(13):2457-67.
2006: Marco Viceconti; Giovanni Brusi; Alberto Pancanti; Luca Cristofolini
Primary stability of an anatomical cementless hip stem: a statistical analysis.
Journal of biomechanics 2006;39(7):1169-79.
2004: Victor Waide; Luca Cristofolini; Aldo Toni
An experimental analogue to model the fibrous tissue layer in cemented hip replacements.
Journal of biomedical materials research. Part B, Applied biomaterials 2004;69(2):232-40.
2004: Marco Viceconti; Alberto Pancanti; M Dotti; Francesco Traina; Luca Cristofolini
Effect of the initial implant fitting on the predicted secondary stability of a cementless stem.
Medical & biological engineering & computing 2004;42(2):222-9.
2004: Victor Waide; Luca Cristofolini; J Stolk; N Verdonschot; G J Boogaard; Aldo Toni
Modelling the fibrous tissue layer in cemented hip replacements: experimental and finite element methods.
Journal of biomechanics 2004;37(1):13-26.
2003: Luca Cristofolini; Amelia Saponara Teutonico; Luisa Monti; Angelo Cappello; Aldo Toni
Comparative in vitro study on the long term performance of cemented hip stems: validation of a protocol to discriminate between "good" and "bad" designs.
Journal of biomechanics 2003;36(11):1603-15.
2003: Victor Waide; Luca Cristofolini; J Stolk; N Verdonschot; Aldo Toni
Experimental investigation of bone remodelling using composite femurs.
Clinical biomechanics (Bristol, Avon) 2003;18(6):523-36.
2003: Massimiliano Baleani; Luca Cristofolini; C Minari; Aldo Toni
Fatigue strength of PMMA bone cement mixed with gentamicin and barium sulphate vs pure PMMA.
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part H, Journal of engineering in medicine 2003;217(1):9-12.
2002: Ge Wu; Sorin Siegler; Paul Allard; Chris Kirtley; Alberto Leardini; Dieter Rosenbaum; Mike Whittle; Darryl D D'Lima; Luca Cristofolini; Hartmut Witte; Oskar Schmid; Ian Stokes
ISB recommendation on definitions of joint coordinate system of various joints for the reporting of human joint motion--part I: ankle, hip, and spine. International Society of Biomechanics.
Journal of biomechanics 2002;35(4):543-8.
2001: Luca Cristofolini; Marco Viceconti
Comments on "femoral surface strain in intact composite femurs: a custom computer analysis of the photoelastic coating technique.".
IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering 2001;48(8):944-5; discussion 945-6.
2001: Marco Viceconti; Luca Cristofolini; Massimiliano Baleani; Aldo Toni
Pre-clinical validation of a new partially cemented femoral prosthesis by synergetic use of numerical and experimental methods.
Journal of biomechanics 2001;34(6):723-31.
2001: Luisa Monti; Luca Cristofolini; Marco Viceconti
Interface biomechanics of the Anca Dual fit hip stem: an in vitro experimental study.
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part H, Journal of engineering in medicine 2001;215(6):555-64.
2001: Marco Viceconti; Luca Cristofolini; Aldo Toni
Design revision of a partially cemented hip stem.
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part H, Journal of engineering in medicine 2001;215(5):471-8.
2001: Victor Waide; Luca Cristofolini; Aldo Toni
A CAD-CAM methodology to produce bone-remodelled composite femurs for preclinical investigations.
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part H, Journal of engineering in medicine 2001;215(5):459-69.
2001: C Minari; Massimiliano Baleani; Luca Cristofolini; Fabio Baruffaldi
The effect on the fatigue strength of bone cement of adding sodium fluoride.
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part H, Journal of engineering in medicine 2001;215(2):251-3.
2001: Luisa Monti; Luca Cristofolini; Aldo Toni; R G Ceroni
In vitro testing of the primary stability of the VerSys enhanced taper stem: a comparative study in intact and intraoperatively cracked femora.
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part H, Journal of engineering in medicine 2001;215(1):75-83.
2001: Massimiliano Baleani; Luca Cristofolini; Aldo Toni
Temperature and ageing condition effects on the characterization of acrylic bone cement.
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part H, Journal of engineering in medicine 2001;215(1):113-8.
2000: Marco Viceconti; R Muccini; Marek Bernakiewicz; Massimiliano Baleani; Luca Cristofolini
Large-sliding contact elements accurately predict levels of bone-implant micromotion relevant to osseointegration.
Journal of biomechanics 2000;33(12):1611-8.
2000: Luca Cristofolini; A Marchetti; Angelo Cappello; Marco Viceconti
A novel transducer for the measurement of cement-prosthesis interface forces in cemented orthopaedic devices.
Medical engineering & physics 2000;22(7):493-501.
2000: C Minari; Luca Cristofolini; Fabio Baruffaldi; L Pierotti
Radiopacity and fatigue characterization of a novel acrylic bone cement with sodium fluoride.
Artificial organs 2000;24(9):751-7.
2000: Massimiliano Baleani; Luca Cristofolini; Aldo Toni
Initial stability of a new hybrid fixation hip stem: experimental measurement of implant-bone micromotion under torsional load in comparison with cemented and cementless stems.
Journal of biomedical materials research 2000;50(4):605-15.
2000: Luca Cristofolini; Marco Viceconti
Mechanical validation of whole bone composite tibia models.
Journal of biomechanics 2000;33(3):279-88.
1999: L Monti; Luca Cristofolini; Marco Viceconti
Methods for quantitative analysis of the primary stability in uncemented hip prostheses.
Artificial organs 1999;23(9):851-9.
1999: Massimiliano Baleani; Luca Cristofolini; Marco Viceconti
Endurance testing of hip prostheses: a comparison between the load fixed in ISO 7206 standard and the physiological loads.
Clinical biomechanics (Bristol, Avon) 1999;14(5):339-45.
1999: Luca Cristofolini; Marco Viceconti
In vitro stress shielding measurements can be affected by large errors.
The Journal of arthroplasty 1999;14(2):215-9.
1998: Marco Viceconti; L Bellingeri; Luca Cristofolini; Aldo Toni
A comparative study on different methods of automatic mesh generation of human femurs.
Medical engineering & physics 1998;20(1):1-10.
1997: B P McNamara; Luca Cristofolini; Aldo Toni; D Taylor
Relationship between bone-prosthesis bonding and load transfer in total hip reconstruction.
Journal of biomechanics 1997;30(6):621-30.
1997: Luca Cristofolini
A critical analysis of stress shielding evaluation of hip prostheses.
Critical reviews in biomedical engineering 1997;25(4-5):409-83.
1996: Marco Viceconti; M Casali; B Massari; Luca Cristofolini; S Bassini; Aldo Toni
The 'standardized femur program' proposal for a reference geometry to be used for the creation of finite element models of the femur.
Journal of biomechanics 1996;29(9):1241.
1996: Luca Cristofolini; Angelo Cappello; B P McNamara; Marco Viceconti
A minimal parametric model of the femur to describe axial elastic strain in response to loads.
Medical engineering & physics 1996;18(6):502-14.
1996: Luca Cristofolini; Marco Viceconti; Angelo Cappello; Aldo Toni
Mechanical validation of whole bone composite femur models.
Journal of biomechanics 1996;29(4):525-35.
1995: Luca Cristofolini; Marco Viceconti; Aldo Toni; A Giunti
Influence of thigh muscles on the axial strains in a proximal femur during early stance in gait.
Journal of biomechanics 1995;28(5):617-24.
1995: M K Harman; Aldo Toni; Luca Cristofolini; Marco Viceconti
Initial stability of uncemented hip stems: an in-vitro protocol to measure torsional interface motion.
Medical engineering & physics 1995;17(3):163-71.
1994: B P McNamara; Luca Cristofolini; A Toni; D Taylor
Evaluation of experimental and finite element models of synthetic and cadaveric femora for pre-clinical design-analysis.
Clinical materials 1994;17(3):131-40.