Subject-specific finite element models can accurately predict strain levels in long bones

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 40, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 2982-2989

  Schileo, Enrico ^a   Taddei, Fulvia ^a   Malandrino, Andrea ^a   Cristofolini, Luca ^a,b   Viceconti, Marco ^a  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Automatic mesh generation; Computed tomography; Density elasticity relationship; Experimental validation; Subject specific finite element modelling

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MESH GENERATION; STRAIN MEASUREMENT;

AUTOMATIC MESH GENERATION; DENSITY-ELASTICITY RELATIONSHIP; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATION;

BONE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE STRESS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELASTICITY; FEMUR; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FORCE TRANSDUCER; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY; LONG BONE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; METAPHYSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN GAUGE TRANSDUCER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMUR; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34548567395     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2007.02.010     Document Type: Article

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