Open AccessBone modeling for customized hybrid biological prostheses development
Author(s) -
Raffaella Aversa,
Relly Victoria Petrescu,
Antonio Apicella,
Florian Ion Tiberiu Petrescu
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
independent journal of management and production
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2236-269X
DOI - 10.14807/ijmp.v13i1.1195
Subject(s) - orthotropic material , femur , finite element method , isotropy , computer science , diaphysis , trabecular bone , biomedical engineering , bone structure , software , anatomy , geology , osteoporosis , structural engineering , biology , medicine , physics , engineering , pathology , paleontology , quantum mechanics , programming language
Faithful modeling of the femur accounting for bone distribution and material orthotropic behavior is presented. In this study, a biofidel femur Finite Element Model (FEM) has been developed from Computerized Tomography (CT) scans using a specific combination of software’s to correctly represent bone physiology and structural behavior. Proper identification of trabecular bone arrangement and distribution in the proximal diaphysis enabled modeling and definition of material properties. The faithful femur model proposed allows us to correctly account for non-isotropic properties to the proximal end explaining the critical structural role played by trabecular bone that should be taken into account in the design of a new innovative prosthetic system.