Strain distribution within the human femur due to physiological and simplified loading: Finite element analysis using the muscle standardized femur model

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 217, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 173-189

  Polgar K ^a   Gill, H S ^a   Viceconti, M ^b   Murray, D W ^a   O'Connor, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Concentrated muscle forces; Distributed muscle forces; Finite element analysis; Muscle standardized femur; Physiological loading; Simplified loading

Indexed keywords

BONE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GAIT ANALYSIS; MUSCLE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; LOADS (FORCES); PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; STRAIN;

CONCENTRATED MUSCLE FORCES; DISTRIBUTED MUSCLE FORCES; MUSCLE STANDARDIZED FEMUR; PHYSIOLOGICAL LOADING; SIMPLIFIED LOADING; STRAIN DISTRIBUTION;

BIOMECHANICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

IN-VIVO MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE FORCE; PHYSIOLOGICAL LOADINGS; PHYSIOLOGICAL LOADS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RANGE; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; STRAIN DISTRIBUTIONS; STRESS AND STRAIN DISTRIBUTION;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; EVALUATION; FEMUR; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; MOTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; ROTATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STANDARD; TENSILE STRENGTH; THIGH; TORQUE; VALIDATION STUDY; WALKING; WEIGHT BEARING;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; ELASTICITY; FEMUR; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REFERENCE STANDARDS; ROTATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; THIGH; TORQUE; WALKING; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0037667051     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095441103765212677     Document Type: Article

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