A CT-based high-order finite element analysis of the human proximal femur compared to in-vitro experiments

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 297-309

  Yosibash, Zohar ^a   Padan, Royi ^a   Joskowicz, Leo ^b   Milgrom, Charles ^c  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bone; Computed tomography; Finite element analysis; h FEM; p FEM

Indexed keywords

LOAD CONDITIONS; MECHANICAL RESPONSE; PROXIMAL FEMUR; QUANTITATIVE COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

BONE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; ORTHOPEDICS;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CORTICAL BONE; DECISION MAKING; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; FEMUR; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT ERROR; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIMULATION; TRABECULAR BONE; VALIDATION PROCESS; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; BIOPHYSICS; BONE DENSITY; CADAVER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; FEMUR; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 34447537734     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2720906     Document Type: Article

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