Development of a multi-scale finite element model of the osteoporotic lumbar vertebral body for the investigation of apparent level vertebra mechanics and micro-level trabecular mechanics

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 653-661

  McDonald, K ^a   Little, J ^a   Pearcy, M ^a   Adam, C ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Finite element; Multi scale model; Osteoporosis; Trabecular mechanics; Vertebral compression fracture; Vertebral mechanics

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FINITE ELEMENT; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; LUMBAR SPINES; MICRO-STRUCTURAL; MODEL PREDICTION; MODELLING METHODOLOGY; MULTI-SCALE MODEL; MULTISCALE MODELS; MULTISCALES; OSTEOPOROTIC; SPINAL FRACTURE; TRABECULAR BONES; VERTEBRAL BODY; VERTEBRAL COMPRESSION; WESTERN SOCIETIES;

BONE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE;

MECHANICS;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE STRENGTH; COMPRESSION; COMPRESSION FORCE; COMPRESSION STIFFNESS; COMPRESSION STRENGTH; CORTICAL BONE; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MECHANICAL STRESS; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MODEL; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THICKNESS; TRABECULAR BONE; VERTEBRA BODY; YOUNG MODULUS; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

AGED; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OSTEOPOROSIS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 77954032984     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2010.04.006     Document Type: Article

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