Proximal femur bone strength estimated by a computationally fast finite element analysis in a sideways fall configuration

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1231-1236

  Nishiyama, Kyle K ^a,b   Gilchrist, Seth ^c,d   Guy, Pierre ^c,d   Cripton, Peter ^c,d   Boyd, Steven K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d CENTRE FOR HIP HEALTH AND MOBILITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bone strength; Computed tomography; Finite element analysis; Proximal femur

Indexed keywords

BONE STRENGTH; COMPUTATIONAL POWER; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; INTERNAL ROTATIONS; PROXIMAL FEMUR; QUANTITATIVE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIES; STRUCTURAL STIFFNESS; VALIDATED METHODS;

BONE; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; ESTIMATION; MECHANICAL TESTING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOFTWARE TESTING; STIFFNESS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE STIFFNESS; BONE STRENGTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; FAILURE LOAD; FALLING; FEMALE; FEMUR; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; RANGE OF MOTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TRABECULAR BONE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FEMUR; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SOFTWARE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84876316061     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2013.02.025     Document Type: Article

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