Sensitivity of proximal femoral stiffness and areal bone mineral density to changes in bone geometry and density

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

Volumn 222, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 367-375

  Pisharody, S ^a,b   Phillips, R ^b   Langton, C M ^b,c  

^a HULL AND EAST YORKSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density; Bone stiffness; Finite element analysis; Geometry; Osteoporosis; Proximal femur

Indexed keywords

BONE MINERAL DENSITY; BONE STIFFNESS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PROXIMAL FEMUR; AREAL BONE MINERAL DENSITIES; COMPUTER BASED SIMULATION; ENGINEERING STRUCTURES; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FEA;

BONE; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; MINERALS; MINING; SILICATE MINERALS; STIFFNESS; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TWO DIMENSIONAL; X RAY RADIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; DISEASES; GEOMETRY; STRESSES;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BONE DENSITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ELASTICITY; FEMUR HEAD; FEMUR NECK; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; METHODOLOGY; PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS; WEIGHT BEARING;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; BONE DENSITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; ELASTICITY; FEMUR HEAD; FEMUR NECK; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RESEARCH DESIGN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 47649092398     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544119JEIM307     Document Type: Article

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