Patient-specific Hip Fracture Strength Assessment with Microstructural MR Imaging–based Finite Element Modeling

• Published in: Radiology Vol. 283; no. 3; pp. 854 - 861
• Main Authors: Rajapakse, Chamith S., Hotca, Alexandra, Newman, Benjamin T., Ramme, Austin, Vira, Shaleen, Kobe, Elizabeth A., Miller, Rhiannon, Honig, Stephen, Chang, Gregory
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Radiological Society of North America 01.06.2017
• Subjects: Biomechanical Phenomena; Female; Finite Element Analysis; Hip Fractures - diagnostic imaging; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Middle Aged; Original Research; Prospective Studies; Reproducibility of Results

Purpose To describe a nonlinear finite element analysis method by using magnetic resonance (MR) images for the assessment of the mechanical competence of the hip and to demonstrate the reproducibility of the tool. Materials and Methods This prospective study received institutional review board appro...