You are cordially invited to attend the thesis defense ofMr. Maxim VAN DEN ABBEELE, who isseeking aDoctorate from the École Nationale SupérieureArts et Métiers, specializing in Biomechanics.
As part of the BiomecAM chair's scientific program, musculoskeletal modeling of the cervical spine meets various needs:
- understand the mechanisms of damage to this essential functional structure
- improve disease prevention
- Assist in the design of new devices (orthoses or implants) and the planning of orthopedic and surgical treatments.
Significant advances have been made in recent years toward personalized modeling: innovative approaches to generating efficient finite element meshes, quantitative in vivo analysis methods for personalizing the mechanical properties of the intervertebral disc and muscular system, and the first relevant models of neuromotor control of muscle activation.
The objective of the thesis defended byMr. Maxim VAN DEN ABBEELE is to build on these advances to propose a personalized musculoskeletal model of the intact cervical spine, injured, and surgically restored cervical spine, with the aim of better understanding the mechanisms of cervical spine degeneration and developing a tool for planning orthopedic and surgical treatments based on this personalized modeling.
Practical information
The defense will take place onWednesday, October 17 at 10:00 a.m. in the Salle des Conseils, on the Arts et Métiers campus Arts et Métiers Paris.
The thesis is entitled: "Personalized Musculoskeletal Modeling of the Cervical Spine ."
Thesis supervisor: Wafa SKALLI
Co-supervision of the thesis: Sébastien LAPORTE & Baptiste SANDOZ
Jury
The jury will be composed of:
- Mr. Jozef VANDER SLOTEN, Professor, Biomechanics Section, Department of Mechanical Engineering, KU Leuven
- Mr. Olivier GILLE, Professor, Orthopedics Unit, Bordeaux University Hospital – Pellegrin Hospital
- Ms. Mary BOUXSEIN, Associate Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- Mr. Cédric BARREY, Professor, Neurosurgery Department, Lyon University Hospital – Pierre Wertheimer Hospital
- Ms. Evelyne EMERY, Professor, Neurosurgery Department, Caen University Hospital
- Ms. Wafa SKALLI, Professor, IBHGC, Arts et Métiers
- Mr. Sébastien LAPORTE, Professor, IBHGC, Arts et Métiers
- Mr. Baptiste SANDOZ, Lecturer, IBHGC, Arts et Métiers
- Mr. François LAVASTE, Professor Emeritus, IBHGC, Arts et Métiers
- Mr. Dominique BONNEAU, Physician, Higher Institute of Manual Therapy
The Subject-Specific Musculoskeletal Modeling of the Cervical Spine
The aim of this PhD project is to exploit these scientific advancements to evolve towards a personalized musculoskeletal model of the intact, degenerated, and instrumented cervical spine, thus contributing to the understanding of the degeneration mechanisms of the cervical spine and offering a means of orthopedic and surgical treatment planning.
Keywords : Subject-specific modeling – Cervical Spine – Muscles – Finite elements - Biomechanics
