Failure modelling of trabecular bone using a non-linear combined damage and fracture voxel finite element approach

Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 225-241

  Harrison, Noel M ^a   McDonnell, Pat ^a   Mullins, Liam ^a   Wilson, Niall ^a   O'Mahoney, Denis ^a   McHugh, Peter E ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Bone; Cancellous; Damage; Failure; Finite element; Fracture; Trabecular; Voxel

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE; FRACTURE TESTING;

CANCELLOUS; COMPUTATIONAL MODELLING; DAMAGE; FINITE ELEMENT; NON LINEAR; TISSUE FRACTURES; TRABECULAR; TRABECULAR BONES; ULTIMATE STRENGTH; VOXEL;

BONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE DEFORMATION; BONE MASS; BONE TISSUE; CALIBRATION; COMPRESSION FRACTURE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FORCE; FRACTURE; NONHUMAN; SHEEP; TENSION; TISSUE INJURY; TRABECULAR BONE; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; BONE; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PATHOLOGY;

OVIS;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BONE AND BONES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRACTURES, BONE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; SHEEP; SOFTWARE; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84880704606     PISSN: 16177959     EISSN: 16177940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10237-012-0394-7     Document Type: Article

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