A subject-specific FEM to predict deep tissue mechanical stresses when supine: Development of efficient contact interfaces using Shared Topology

• Published in: Journal of biomechanics Vol. 137; p. 111085
• Main Authors: Rayward, Lionel, Little, J. Paige
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2022; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Bonding; Boolean; Compressive properties; Computer applications; Contact stresses; Editing; Finite element; Finite element method; Geometry; Interfaces; Lying; Magnetic resonance imaging; Mathematical models; Medical imaging; Muscles; Ogden; Pelvis; Sacrum; Shared topology; Tissue mechanics; Topology; Vertebrae; United States > US; Lying; Shared topology; Tissue mechanics; Pelvis; Ogden; Finite element

Prior studies have demonstrated Finite Element (FE) analysis is a useful tool when analysing the complex interplay of tissue and body loads which act through the human pelvis in a subject lying supine. The computational accuracy and efficiency of FE models that contain complex non-linear geometric i...