Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Usual mechanics experiment approach cannot be applied directly to human body and the inter-comparability of models is low. Therefore finite element numerical simulation to mechanical behavior of human body has become an effective method for better understanding of the human body.
OBJECTIVE: To establish a three-dimensional finite element model of femoral osteoporosis.
METHODS: According to the average Chinese femur parameters, 1 male patient with severe osteoporosis, aged 86 years, with no hip joint diseases, was selected. The data of femoral osteoporosis was obtained by means of spiral CT scanning. The graphical data were processed by the Mimics11.1 (a graph processing software), and the outline curve data of femoral bone cortex inside and outside surface were obtained. The curve data were imported into the Unigraphic NX4.0 for solid modeling. The femur three-dimensional model composed of the cortical bone, cancellous bone and medullary canal was obtained. The model data were imported into the Ansys11.0 for operations such as assigning, meshing, and contact interactions to establish three-dimensional finite element model of osteoporotic femur.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Three-dimensional finite element model of femur of osteoporosis was successfully established, which provides a reliable method for the construction of finite element model of femoral osteoporosis, and creates conditions for investigating femoral osteoporosis fracture fixation method and joint replacement.