Giulia Fraterrigo

Thesis title

Exploring Methodological Advances in Subject-Specific Finite Element Modelling of Human Vertebrae

Research topic

Computational Analysis of Bone Strength

Tutors

• Cristina Bignardi
• Enrico Schileo

Research presentation

Poster

• Best Poster Presentation in Integrative Biomechanincs - XII Annual Meeting of the Italian Chapter of the European Society of Biomechanics (2023)
• QMSKI 2024 Open Science Award sponsored by the University of Melbourne at the 24th International Workshop on Quantitative Musculoskeletal Imaging held in the Barossa Valley, South Australia from Novembre 3-8, 2024. (2024)

• Fraterrigo, Giulia; Schileo, Enrico; Erani, Paolo; Gasbarrini, Alessandro; Falzetti, ... (2026)
  Patient-specific finite element models of human vertebrae with simulated osteolytic defects: Predictive accuracy of surface strain and endplate deflection. In: JOURNAL OF THE MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS, vol. 183. ISSN 1751-6161
  Contributo su Rivista
• Fantoni, Simone; Berni, Matteo; Fognani, Roberta; Fraterrigo, Giulia; Cardarelli, Paolo; ... (2026)
  Assessment of morphology, radiopacity gradient and mechanical properties of articular cartilage with contrast-enhanced high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography. In: FRONTIERS IN BIOENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY, vol. 14. ISSN 2296-4185
  Contributo su Rivista
• Fraterrigo, Giulia; Santamaria, Alfonso Dario; Iori, Gianluca; Pani, Martino; Crimi, ... (2026)
  Tetrahedral microFE models of human trabecular bone can be a valid alternative to voxel-based hexahedral models: A comparative study using an open-source workflow. In: JOURNAL OF THE MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS, vol. 176. ISSN 1751-6161
  Contributo su Rivista
• Bonaretti, Serena; Barzegari, Mojtaba; Bevers, Melissa; Boyd, Steven; Burghardt, Andrew ... (2026)
  Open and reproducible research in musculoskeletal imaging: why it matters and how to implement it with the guidelines of the Open and Reproducible Musculoskeletal Imaging Research (ORMIR) community. In: JBMR PLUS, vol. 10. ISSN 2473-4039
  Contributo su Rivista
• Fraterrigo, Giulia; Santamaria, Alfonso Dario; Pani, Martino; Crimi, Gianluigi; Taddei, ... (2024)
  Open trabecular bone microFE models from microCT images: Ciclope new release with higher performances and verified tetra mesh option.. In: 24th International Workshop on Quantitative Musculoskeletal Imaging (QMSKI), Barossa Valley (AUSTRALIA), Novembre 3-8 2024, pp. 143-144
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)