CT-scan based FEA for the assessment of the effect of bone density on femur´s fracture

Author

Rahman, Adeeb ; Selmi, Shirin ; Papadopoulos, Chris ; Papaioannou, George

Author_Institution

Dept. of Civil Eng. & Mech., Univ. of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA

fYear

2009

fDate

4-7 Nov. 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

The apparent correlation between bone density and susceptibility to fracture was evaluated using finite element modeling. Based on computed tomography data of an actual femur bone, a versatile virtual model was created and modified in order to simulate different bone geometries and densities. Under typical load conditions the highest strains were calculated for the inferior side of the femur shaft, and the anterior side of the femur neck close to the trochanter. Strain values consistently decreased with raising cortical bone content.

Keywords

biomechanics; bone; computerised tomography; finite element analysis; fracture; orthopaedics; physiological models; CT-scan; FEA; bone density; bone geometries; computed tomography; cortical bone content; femur neck; femur shaft; finite element modeling; fracture; strain values; trochanter; virtual model; Bones; Civil engineering; Computed tomography; Finite element methods; Geometry; Neck; Predictive models; Solid modeling; Surface topography; USA Councils; Bone Density; CT-Scan finite element analysis; Femur Fracture;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Information Technology and Applications in Biomedicine, 2009. ITAB 2009. 9th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Larnaca

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-5379-5

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-5379-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ITAB.2009.5394377

Filename

5394377