To what extent can linear finite element models of human femora predict failure under stance and fall loading configurations?

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 47, Issue 14, 2014, Pages 3531-3538

  Schileo, Enrico ^a   Balistreri, Luca ^a   Grassi, Lorenzo ^a   Cristofolini, Luca ^b   Taddei, Fulvia ^a  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bone biomechanics; Computed tomography; Proximal femur; Subject specific finite element models; Validation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; FORECASTING; FRACTURE; HIGH SPEED CAMERAS; STRAIN; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TOMOGRAPHY;

BONE BIOMECHANICS; FAILURE CHARACTERISTICS; FITTING OF PARAMETERS; LINEAR FINITE ELEMENT MODEL; MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL STRAIN; PROXIMAL FEMUR; SUBJECT-SPECIFIC; VALIDATION;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; MECHANICAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTION; STANDING; TENSILE STRENGTH; VALIDATION STUDY; VERY ELDERLY; WEIGHT BEARING; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; FEMUR; FRACTURES, BONE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CADAVER; FEMALE; FEMUR; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84922599020     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2014.08.024     Document Type: Article

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