Bone fracture healing within a continuum bone remodelling framework
- Bone fracture healing is a complex process which is still under research. Computer-aided patient-specific prediction of bone development, fracture risk, prevention and treatment approaches promises a significant milestone in clinical practice. With this long-term goal in mind, a novel model is presented and examined in this work in the context of continuum bone remodelling. Therein, a clear distinction is made between external mechanical stimulation and the biological healing process of an injured bone tissue. The model is implemented within a finite element framework and investigated for the example of a fractured proximal femur head. The results show promising perspectives for further application. Besides, the model offers the possibility of easily integrating other factors like age-dependency and the availability of nutrition. For the future, further studies with large clinical datasets are essential for validation.
Author: | Ina Schmidt, Jacob Albert, Marina Ritthaler, Areti PapastavrouORCiD, Paul Steinmann |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1080/10255842.2021.1998465 |
ISSN: | 1476-8259 |
Parent Title (German): | Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering |
Publisher: | Informa UK Limited |
Document Type: | Article |
Language: | English |
Release Date: | 2024/03/04 |
Tag: | bone fracture; bone remodelling; femur head; finite element method; healing |
Volume: | 25 (2022) |
Issue: | 9 |
Pagenumber: | 10 |
First Page: | 1040 |
Last Page: | 1050 |
institutes: | Fakultät Maschinenbau und Versorgungstechnik |
Licence (German): | Keine Lizenz - Deutsches Urheberrecht gilt |