Finite element modeling of the influence of hand position and bone properties on the Colles' fracture load during a fall

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 132, Issue 8, 2010, Pages

  Buchanan, Drew ^a   Ural, Ani ^a  

^a Villanova University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohesive finite element method; Colles' fracture; Cortical bone; Distal radius; Fall

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOMES; AGE-RELATED CHANGES; BONE GEOMETRY; COHESIVE FINITE ELEMENT; COHESIVE FINITE ELEMENT METHODS; COLLES' FRACTURE; CORTICAL BONE; DISTAL RADIUS; EXTRINSIC FACTORS; FINITE ELEMENT MODELING; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; FOREARM FRACTURE; FRACTURE IDENTIFICATION; FRACTURE LOAD; FRACTURE PREVENTION; FRACTURE PROCESS ZONE; FRACTURE PROPERTY; FRACTURE RISKS; HAND POSITIONS; HUMAN RADIUS; INTRINSIC PROPERTY; LOAD DIRECTION; LOAD DISTRIBUTIONS; LOAD RATIO; LONGITUDINAL AXIS; LOW ENERGIES; MULTIPLE REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NONLINEAR FRACTURE MECHANICS; OSTEOPOROTIC; OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURES; SIMULATION RESULT; THREE DIMENSIONAL FINITE ELEMENT MODEL;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BONE; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

FRACTURE;

AGE; ARTICLE; BONE; COLLES FRACTURE; FALLING; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HAND; HUMAN; LUNATE BONE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; RADIUS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCAPHOID BONE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; WEIGHT BEARING; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY POSTURE; BONE DENSITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HAND BONE; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MECHANICAL STRESS; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; BONE DENSITY; COLLES' FRACTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HAND; HAND BONES; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POSTURE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 77955387188     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: 15288951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4001681     Document Type: Article

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