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Finite element simulation of the fatigue behaviour of cancellous bone

Finite element simulation of the fatigue behaviour of cancellous bone
Finite element simulation of the fatigue behaviour of cancellous bone
Fatigue failure of bone has been implicated in a number of clinical failure scenarios. At the material level, the fatigue behaviour of cancellous bone is poorly understood. At the continuum level, the fatigue behaviour of cortical and cancellous bone are similar, exhibiting material degradation during a fatigue test. Using a combined continuum damage mechanics and finite element approach, two key questions were addressed: (i) What purpose does material degradation serve in vivo? (ii) Can the fatigue behaviour of cancellous bone be predicted by applying cortical bone data at the trabecular tissue level? Material degradation significantly increases the life of a sample, by reducing the peak stresses and redistributing the load to the surrounding tissue. The application of cortical bone data to trabecular tissue appears to give reasonable estimates of the fatigue life of cancellous bone. Modulus degradation appears to be a result of trabecular fracture rather than as a result of tissue level material degradation. At present, the models only predict permanent strains of approximately 10% of the initial applied strains, as compared to the 100–200% reported in experimental studies.


fe simulation, fatigue, cancellous bone
0025-6455
419-429
Taylor, M.
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Cotton, J.R.
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Zioupos, P.
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Taylor, M.
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Cotton, J.R.
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Zioupos, P.
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Taylor, M., Cotton, J.R. and Zioupos, P. (2002) Finite element simulation of the fatigue behaviour of cancellous bone. Meccanica, 37 (4-5), 419-429. (doi:10.1023/A:1020848007201).

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Abstract

Fatigue failure of bone has been implicated in a number of clinical failure scenarios. At the material level, the fatigue behaviour of cancellous bone is poorly understood. At the continuum level, the fatigue behaviour of cortical and cancellous bone are similar, exhibiting material degradation during a fatigue test. Using a combined continuum damage mechanics and finite element approach, two key questions were addressed: (i) What purpose does material degradation serve in vivo? (ii) Can the fatigue behaviour of cancellous bone be predicted by applying cortical bone data at the trabecular tissue level? Material degradation significantly increases the life of a sample, by reducing the peak stresses and redistributing the load to the surrounding tissue. The application of cortical bone data to trabecular tissue appears to give reasonable estimates of the fatigue life of cancellous bone. Modulus degradation appears to be a result of trabecular fracture rather than as a result of tissue level material degradation. At present, the models only predict permanent strains of approximately 10% of the initial applied strains, as compared to the 100–200% reported in experimental studies.


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Published date: 2002
Keywords: fe simulation, fatigue, cancellous bone

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Local EPrints ID: 22117
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/22117
ISSN: 0025-6455
PURE UUID: 025fc0c7-26da-4542-8241-e66c5aaa8f59

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Date deposited: 15 Mar 2006
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 06:35

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Author: M. Taylor
Author: J.R. Cotton
Author: P. Zioupos

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