Chevalier, Y; Charlebois, M; Pahra, D; Varga, P; Heini, P; Schneider, E; Zysset, P (2008). A patient-specific finite element methodology to predict damage accumulation in vertebral bodies under axial compression, sagittal flexion and combined loads. Computer methods in biomechanics and biomedical engineering, 11(5), pp. 477-87. Abingdon, UK: Taylor & Francis 10.1080/10255840802078022
Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)Due to the inherent limitations of DXA, assessment of the biomechanical properties of vertebral bodies relies increasingly on CT-based finite element (FE) models, but these often use simplistic material behaviour and/or single loading cases. In this study, we applied a novel constitutive law for bone elasticity, plasticity and damage to FE models created from coarsened pQCT images of human vertebrae, and compared vertebral stiffness, strength and damage accumulation for axial compression, anterior flexion and a combination of these two cases. FE axial stiffness and strength correlated with experiments and were linearly related to flexion properties. In all loading modes, damage localised preferentially in the trabecular compartment. Damage for the combined loading was higher than cumulated damage produced by individual compression and flexion. In conclusion, this FE method predicts stiffness and strength of vertebral bodies from CT images with clinical resolution and provides insight into damage accumulation in various loading modes.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Orthopaedic, Plastic and Hand Surgery (DOPH) > Clinic of Orthopaedic Surgery |
UniBE Contributor: |
Heini, Paul Ferdinand |
ISSN: |
1025-5842 |
ISBN: |
18608338 |
Publisher: |
Taylor & Francis |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Factscience Import |
Date Deposited: |
04 Oct 2013 15:03 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:19 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1080/10255840802078022 |
PubMed ID: |
18608338 |
Web of Science ID: |
000260457900006 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/27491 (FactScience: 107893) |
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