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Modeling and biomechanical analysis of craniosynostosis correction with the use of finite element method
Author(s) -
Wolański Wojciech,
Larysz Dawid,
Gzik Marek,
Kawlewska Edyta
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
international journal for numerical methods in biomedical engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.741
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 2040-7947
pISSN - 2040-7939
DOI - 10.1002/cnm.2506
Subject(s) - finite element method , craniosynostosis , structural engineering , biomechanics , orthodontics , computer science , engineering , medicine , anatomy
SUMMARY Craniosynostosis is a skull malformation because of premature fusing of one or more cranial sutures. The most common types of craniosynostosis are scaphocephaly (with the sagittal suture fused) and trigonocephaly (with the metopic suture fused). In this paper we describe and discuss how finite element analysis and three‐dimensional modeling can be used for preoperative planning of the correction of craniosynostosis and for the postoperative evaluation of the treatment results. We used the engineering software MIMICS MATERIALISE to obtain three‐dimensional geometry from computed tomography scans, and applied finite element method for the sake of biomechanical analysis. These simulations help to improve the surgical treatment, making it more accurate, safer, and faster. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.