title: [Application of Finite Element Method in Thoracolumbar Spine Traumatology].
abstract: The finite element method (FEM) is a mathematical technique using modern computer technology for stress analysis, and has been gradually used in simulating human body structures in the biomechanical field, especially more widely used in the research of thoracolumbar spine traumatology. This paper reviews the establishment of the thoracolumbar spine FEM, the verification of the FEM, and the thoracolumbar spine FEM research status in different fields, and discusses its prospects and values in forensic thoracolumbar traumatology.
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yong-gui
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shao
authors.forename: Xiao-feng
authors.initials: XF
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: Ming-wei
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Zeng
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D003198:Computer Simulation; D020342:Finite Element Analysis; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*; D014194:Traumatology