Bone Remodelling of a Proximal Femur with the Thrust Plate Prosthesis: AnIn VitroCase

Autor: William R. Taylor, D Hertig, Sally E Clift, M D Warner, Heidi-Lynn Ploeg
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering. 7:131-137
ISSN: 1476-8259
1025-5842
Popis: The key to the development of a successful implant is an understanding of the effect of bone remodelling on its long-term fixation. In this study, clinically observed patterns of bone remodelling have been compared with computer-based predictions for one particular design of prosthesis, the Thrust Plate Prosthesis (Centerpulse Orthopedics, Winterthur, Switzerland). Three-dimensional finite-element models were created using geometrical and bone density data obtained from CT scanning. Results from the bone remodelling simulation indicated that varying the relative rate of bone deposition/resorption and the interfacial conditions between the bone and the implant could produce the trend towards the two clinically observed patterns of remodelling.
Databáze: OpenAIRE