Comparison of 3D finite element analysis derived stiffness and BMD to determine the failure load of the excised proximal femur

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 668-672

  Langton, C M ^a   Pisharody, S ^b   Keyak, J H ^c  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

BMD; Bone strength; Failure load; Finite element analysis; Proximal femur

Indexed keywords

BMD; BONE STRENGTH; FAILURE LOAD; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; PROXIMAL FEMUR;

BONE; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MINING; QUALITY ASSURANCE; STIFFNESS; X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DEFORMATION; BONE DENSITY; BONE STRENGTH; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PREDICTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FEMUR HEAD; FEMUR NECK; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE DENSITY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC MODULUS; FEMALE; FEMUR; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 67549121167     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2008.12.007     Document Type: Article

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