Prediction of Colles' fracture load in human radius using cohesive finite element modeling

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 22-28

  Ural, Ani ^a  

^a Villanova University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohesive zone; Colles' fracture; Cortical bone; Distal radius; Finite element method

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATIONS; COHESIVE FINITE ELEMENTS; COHESIVE ZONE; COLLES' FRACTURE; CORTICAL BONE; DISTAL RADIUS; DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURES; EXPERIMENTAL VALUES; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; FINITE-ELEMENT MODELING; FRACTURE LOADS; FRACTURE PROCESS ZONES; FRACTURE RISKS; GEOMETRICAL CHANGES; HIP FRACTURES; HUMAN RADIUSES; MATERIAL PROPERTIES; NONLINEAR FRACTURE MECHANICS; OSTEOPOROTIC; OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURES; POLAR MOMENTS; PUBLIC HEALTHS;

BONE; BRITTLENESS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; HEALTH RISKS; MECHANICS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

FRACTURE;

AGING; ARTICLE; COLLES FRACTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HIP FRACTURE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RADIUS FRACTURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINE FRACTURE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

COLLES' FRACTURE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 58149279283     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.10.011     Document Type: Article

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