Finite element prediction of proximal femur fracture pattern based on orthotropic behaviour law coupled to quasi-brittle damage

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 202-210

  Hambli, Ridha ^a   Bettamer, Awad ^a   Allaoui, Samir ^a  

^a MMH   (France)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Crack propagation; Finite element; Fracture pattern; Hip fracture

Indexed keywords

BONE STRENGTH; CRACK INITIATION AND PROPAGATION; CRACK PATHS; DAMAGE MODEL; DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; FINITE ELEMENT; FINITE ELEMENT CODES; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; FINITE-ELEMENT PREDICTIONS; FORCE-DISPLACEMENT CURVES; FRACTURE PATTERN; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN FEMORA; ONE-LEGGED; OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURES; PROXIMAL FEMUR;

ABAQUS; ANISOTROPY; BRITTLE FRACTURE; BRITTLENESS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK PROPAGATION;

COUPLED CIRCUITS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE STRENGTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMUR FRACTURE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT PREDICTION; FORCE DISPLACEMENT CURVE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MECHANICAL PROCESSES; MIDDLE AGED; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84856963290     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: 18734030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2011.07.011     Document Type: Article

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