Biomechanical modeling and design optimization of cartilage myringoplasty using finite element analysis

Audiology and Neurotology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 380-388

  Lee, Chia Fone ^a,b   Hsu, Lee Ping ^a   Chen, Peir Rong ^a   Chou, Yuan Fang ^b   Chen, Jyh Horng ^b   Liu, Tien Chen ^c  

^a BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cartilage myringoplasty; Mathematical model; Middle ear biomechanics; Multibody dynamic analysis

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURVE FITTING; EAR CARTILAGE; EAR SURGERY; EARDRUM; EARDRUM PERFORATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MEMBRANE MODEL; MYRINGOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUND TRANSMISSION; THICKNESS; VIBRATION;

BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CARTILAGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MYRINGOPLASTY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE PERFORATION;

EID: 33750227697     PISSN: 14203030     EISSN: 14219700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000095900     Document Type: Article

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