The application of Finite Element Analysis in Skeletal Biomechanics

What is the application of Finite Element Analysis in Skeletal Biomechanics? 

  How accurate are the results?

  How reproducible are the results

Bone adaptation

• Optimal remodeling is responsible for bone health and strength throughout life.
• Mechanical forces have a major contribution on the bone formation in both cortical and trabecular bone.
• Imbalanced  bone remodeling may cause bone mass reduction or osteoporosis.

Bone strength determined by:

• The ability of bone against deformation (elastic modulus or stiffness)
• Absorbing applied force/ energy (toughness)
• Accommodating repetitive loading (fatigue strength)
• Inhibition of progress  of a crack (fracture toughness)