Experimental validation of finite element analysis of human vertebral collapse under large compressive strains

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 136, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Hosseini, Hadi S ^a   Clouthier, Allison L ^a   Zysset, Philippe K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

densification; fracture pattern; large deformation; stepwise loading; vertebral failure

Indexed keywords

AXIAL COMPRESSION; BONE; COMPRESSION TESTING; COMPUTER PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT; DEFORMATION; DENSIFICATION; EXPERIMENTS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FORECASTING; FRACTURE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; SLOPE STABILITY; TOMOGRAPHY;

COMPRESSIVE DEFORMATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; FINITE-ELEMENT APPROACH; FRACTURE PATTERN; FRACTURE STABILITIES; LARGE COMPRESSIVE STRAINS; PROGRESSIVE COLLAPSE; STRAIN LOCALIZATIONS;

STRAIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MASS; BONE TISSUE; COMPRESSION INSTRUMENT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LARGE COMPRESSIVE STRAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; PREDICTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRABECULAR BONE; VALIDATION STUDY; VERTEBRA BODY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FRACTURE; MECHANICAL STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE DENSITY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84896913717     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: 15288951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4026409     Document Type: Article

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