The effect of cortex thickness on intact femur biomechanics: A comparison of finite element analysis with synthetic femurs

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

Volumn 224, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 831-840

  Zdero, R ^a,b   Bougherara, H ^b   Dubov, A ^b   Shah, S ^a   Zalzal, P ^c   Mahfud, A ^a   Schemitsch, E H ^a,d  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

biomechanics; cortex; femur; finite element; osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE PERCENTAGE DIFFERENCES; AXIAL STIFFNESS; BIOMECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS; BIOMECHANICAL STUDIES; CORTEX; CORTICAL THICKNESS; CORTICAL WALL THICKNESS; EXPONENTIAL TRENDS; FE ANALYSIS; FE MODEL; FINITE ELEMENT; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; LATERAL STIFFNESS; LOADING MODES; LONG BONE; MECHANICAL STIFFNESS; ORTHOPAEDIC IMPLANTS; OSTEOPOROTIC; OUTER DIAMETERS; THICKNESS RATIO; TORSIONAL STIFFNESS; WALL THICKNESS; FEMUR; OSTEOPOROSIS;

BIOMECHANICS; BIOPHYSICS; BONE; FRACTURE FIXATION; MECHANICAL STABILITY; STIFFNESS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAPHYSIS; FEMUR; FEMUR FRACTURE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MATERIALS TESTING; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES;

BIOMECHANICS; DIAPHYSES; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FEMUR; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OSTEOPOROSIS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS;

EID: 77954828112     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544119JEIM702     Document Type: Article

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