Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2016, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (31): 4693-4699.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2016.31.019

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Application of finite element analysis in orthopedics: new theory and new progress

Ni Peng-hui1, Zhang Ying1, Yang Jing1, Xu Zi-ang1, NuErBoLi1, Cheng Kui2, Liu Da-peng1   

  1. 1the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830000, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China; 2Xinjiang Institute of Engineering, Urumqi 830000, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China
  • Revised:2016-05-27 Online:2016-07-22 Published:2016-07-22
  • Contact: Liu Da-peng, M.D., Chief physician, the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830000, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China
  • About author:Ni Peng-hui, Studying for master’s degree, the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830000, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China
  • Supported by:

     the Natural Science Foundation of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, No. 2014211C121

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: The limitations of computer technology in the study of bone biomechanics and the prediction of bone fixation strength, stability, fatigue damage and life expectancy are more difficult.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the new progress and application of finite element analysis in orthopedics.
METHODS: The first author searched PubMed (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed) and CNKI China journal full-text database (http://www.cnki.net/) published till November 2015. Key words were “finite element analysis, orthopedics, biomechanics”. There were 51 references in English and 320 Chinese literatures. According to the inclusion criteria, 40 literatures were selected. 
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Biomechanics of human skeleton is very complex, and most of the mechanical state is a locomotive, non-static process, thus increasing the difficulty of orthopedic biomechanics research. The prediction concerning bone fixation strength, stability, fatigue damage and lifetime is more difficult. However, the finite element analysis technology, which has been widely applied and demonstrated its reliability actually in engineering fields, can solve these problems effectively. With the rapid development of computer technology, finite element analysis in the field of orthopedic applications has increasingly been used, which also promoted the development of orthopedic technology.

中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:人工关节;骨植入物;脊柱骨折;内固定;数字化骨科;组织工程

Key words: Finite Element Analysis, Biomechanics, Fracture Fixation, Tissue Engineering

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