A nonlinear QCT-based finite element model validation study for the human femur tested in two configurations in vitro

Bone

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 27-38

  Dall'Ara, E ^a   Luisier, B ^a   Schmidt, R ^b   Kainberger, F ^b   Zysset, P ^c   Pahr, D ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

BMD; Femoral stiffness; Femoral strength; Finite element; Osteoporosis; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; BONE CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; BONE DENSITY; BONE FAILURE LOCATION; BONE MINERAL; BONE MOTION; BONE STIFFNESS; BONE STRENGTH; BONE STRESS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMUR; FEMUR HEAD; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HOMOGENIZED VOXEL FINITE ELEMENT MODEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOADING TEST; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RIGIDITY; STANDING;

FEMUR; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84866854503     PISSN: 87563282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2012.09.006     Document Type: Article

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