MicroCT-based finite element models as a tool for virtual testing of cortical bone

• Published in: Medical engineering & physics Vol. 46; pp. 12 - 20
• Main Authors: Ramezanzadehkoldeh, Masoud, Skallerud, Bjørn H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2017
• Subjects: Animals; Biomechanical Phenomena; Biomechanical testing; Cortical Bone - diagnostic imaging; Elastic Modulus; Femur; Femur - diagnostic imaging; Finite Element Analysis; Materials Testing - methods; Mechanical Phenomena; Mice; MicroCT-based FEM; Nonlinear Dynamics; Radiology; Stress, Mechanical; User-Computer Interface; Virtual testing; X-Ray Microtomography; Virtual testing; Femur; Biomechanical testing; MicroCT-based FEM

•Validated specimen-specific cortical bone µFE models with non-uniform structure and material is scarce in the literature.•MicroCT based finite element models were validated using three point bending test.•Virtual testing propounded to predict elastic-plastic properties of cortical bone. The aim of...