Prediction of strength and strain of the proximal femur by a CT-based finite element method

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1745-1753

  Bessho, Masahiko ^a   Ohnishi, Isao ^a   Matsuyama, Juntaro ^a   Matsumoto, Takuya ^a   Imai, Kazuhiro ^a   Nakamura, Kozo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Finite element analysis; Fracture site; Fracture strength; Hip fracture; Osteoporosis; Strain

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; STRAIN;

FRACTURE SITE; HIP FRACTURE; OSTEOPOROSIS; SHELL ELEMENTS;

BONE;

ARTICLE; BONE STRENGTH; BONE STRESS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMUR; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; FEMUR; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 34247869561     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2006.08.003     Document Type: Article

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