Research Trend of Image-Based Biomechanical Simulation

• Published in: Nihon Kikai Gakkai ronbunshū. A Vol. 16; no. 9; pp. 1163 - 1169
• Main Authors: Yoshikawa, Nobuhiro, Adachi, Taiji, Ohshima, Marie, Suzuki, Katsuyuki, Yamaguchi, Takami
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: 01.09.2004
• ISSN: 0387-5008

Mechanical property of bone is inhomogeneous and the range of its variation depends on individual. It influences on the total stiffness and stress condition of the bone. Therefore, mechanical analysis considering inhomogeneous property of the bone is necessary for patients oriented evaluation of bone in clinic. If the finite element method is used, the inhomogeneous analysis is possible by giving a material property to an element one by one. So that, extreme fine meshing is required for precise analysis of bone with inhomogeneous property. In this study, we improved the 'ADVENTURE system', which had developed by JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science) as a large-scale finite element analysis system, to be applicable to stress analysis of inhomogeneous bone problems. We applied the improved program to a composite beam model with graded material property and ensured is validity by comparing between the theoretical and calculated results. Furthermore, it was applied to stress analysis of proximal femur based on CT images and its efficiency was discussed.