Biomechanics of femoral neck fractures and implications for fixation

P Augat, E Bliven, S Hackl - Journal of orthopaedic trauma, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Fractures of the femoral neck can occur in young healthy individuals due to high loads
occurring during motor vehicle accidents, impacts, or falls. Failure forces are lower if impacts …

Biomechanical Computed Tomography analysis (BCT) for clinical assessment of osteoporosis

TM Keaveny, BL Clarke, F Cosman, ES Orwoll… - Osteoporosis …, 2020 - Springer
The surgeon general of the USA defines osteoporosis as “a skeletal disorder characterized
by compromised bone strength, predisposing to an increased risk of fracture.” Measuring …

Clinical use of quantitative computed tomography–based finite element analysis of the hip and spine in the management of osteoporosis in adults: the 2015 ISCD …

P Zysset, L Qin, T Lang, S Khosla, WD Leslie… - Journal of clinical …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract The International Society for Clinical Densitometry (ISCD) has developed new
official positions for the clinical use of quantitative computed tomography (QCT)-based finite …

Patient-specific finite element estimated femur strength as a predictor of the risk of hip fracture: the effect of methodological determinants

M Qasim, G Farinella, J Zhang, X Li, L Yang… - Osteoporosis …, 2016 - Springer
A finite element modelling pipeline was adopted to predict femur strength in a retrospective
cohort of 100 women. The effects of the imaging protocol and the meshing technique on the …

[HTML][HTML] Credibility assessment of computational models according to ASME V&V40: Application to the Bologna biomechanical computed tomography solution

A Aldieri, C Curreli, JA Szyszko, AA La Mattina… - Computer Methods and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background and objective When a computational model aims to be adopted beyond
research purposes, eg to inform a clinical or regulatory decision, trust must be placed in its …

Generation of 3D shape, density, cortical thickness and finite element mesh of proximal femur from a DXA image

SP Väänänen, L Grassi, G Flivik, JS Jurvelin… - Medical image …, 2015 - Elsevier
Areal bone mineral density (aBMD), as measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry
(DXA), predicts hip fracture risk only moderately. Simulation of bone mechanics based on …

Are CT-based finite element model predictions of femoral bone strengthening clinically useful?

M Viceconti, M Qasim, P Bhattacharya, X Li - Current osteoporosis reports, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review This study reviews the available literature to compare the
accuracy of areal bone mineral density derived from dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA-aBMD) …

[HTML][HTML] Focal osteoporosis defects play a key role in hip fracture

KES Poole, L Skingle, AH Gee, TD Turmezei… - Bone, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Hip fractures are mainly caused by accidental falls and trips, which magnify
forces in well-defined areas of the proximal femur. Unfortunately, the same areas are at risk …

Modelling of femur fracture using finite element procedures

M Marco, E Giner, R Larraínzar-Garijo… - Engineering Fracture …, 2018 - Elsevier
During the last decades human femur fracture has been mainly analysed using an
experimental approach focused on cadaveric or synthetic bones. Nowadays, advances in …

Sub-trabecular strain evolution in human trabecular bone

MJ Turunen, S Le Cann, E Tudisco, G Lovric… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
To comprehend the most detrimental characteristics behind bone fractures, it is key to
understand the material and tissue level strain limits and their relation to failure sites. The …