TRANSFORMING FRACTURE RISK
ASSESSMENT FOR CANCER PATIENTS
WITH VERTEBRAL METASTASES
Computer-aided effective fracture risk stratification of patients with vertebral metastases for personalised treatment through robust computational models validated in clinical settings

Researchers

Interview with Prof. Luca Cristofolini: Exploring Biomechanics in Cancer Research

Go behind the scenes of the METASTRA project with coordinator Professor Luca Cristofolini. In this video, he discusses the key achievements from the project's first year, including a retrospective study of 2,000 patients, and details the next steps in developing advanced biomechanical models to better predict fracture risk in vertebral metastases.

Building a Digital Tool to Predict Spinal Fracture Risk: Marco Palanca on METASTRA Research

A digital decision support system is only as good as the data it's built on. Meet Marco Palanca, an early-career researcher whose work provides the crucial experimental validation for the METASTRA project. Learn how his team tests metastatic vertebrae to generate robust data, ensuring our computational models are rigorously validated against real-world mechanics.