Abstract
Knowledge of the whole-bone mechanics at micro-structural level can improve our understanding of age-related bone changes and related fractures. Finite-element (FE) models based on micro-CT images are able to estimate the contribution of the cortical and trabecular compartments to the mechanical behavior of entire bones at high resolution. However, generating, solving and analyzing FE models of hundreds of million elements, such as micro-FE models of entire proximal femurs, is computationally challenging and requires ad-hoc software and hardware solutions. We developed a novel software pipeline for generating, solving and analyzing micro-FE models of the proximal femur.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 110-113 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Computational & Mathematical Biomedical Engineering |
| Volume | 2015 |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
| Event | 4th International Conference on Computational and Mathematical Biomedical Engineering - Cachan, Paris, France Duration: 29 Jun 2015 → 1 Jul 2015 Conference number: 4th |
Keywords
- high-resolution computed tomography
- finite-element model
- femur micro-structure
- bone mechanics