Virtual structural analysis of tibial fracture healing from low-dose clinical CT scans

• Published in: Journal of biomechanics Vol. 83; pp. 49 - 56
• Main Authors: Schwarzenberg, Peter, Maher, Michael M., Harty, James A., Dailey, Hannah L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Ltd 23.01.2019; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Animal models; Bone density; Bone healing; Bones; Boundary conditions; Boundary element method; Cadavers; Callus; Computed tomography; Computer simulation; Design; Finite element method; Fractures; Healing; Image processing; Intramedullary nailing; Mathematical models; Medical imaging; Objectivity; Orthopedics; Pain; Patients; Rigidity; Structural analysis; Structural integrity; Subject-specific finite element modeling; Surgery; Tibia; Tibial shaft fracture; Torsion tests; Trauma; X-rays; Tibial shaft fracture; Computed tomography; Subject-specific finite element modeling; Intramedullary nailing

Quantitative assessment of bone fracture healing remains a significant challenge in orthopaedic trauma research. Accordingly, we developed a new technique for assessing bone healing using virtual mechano-structural analysis of computed tomography (CT) scans. CT scans from 19 fractured human tibiae a...