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Mechanics of osteoporotic trabecular bone

Published inMechanics & industry, vol. 13, no. 6, p. 373-380
Publication date2012-11-22
First online date2012-11-22
Abstract

Osteoporosis is a disease characterized by a loss of bone density and an altered bone architecture. These modifications lead to an increased risk factor for bone fracture, particularly of the femoral neck. This disease can be explained by a disorder in the bone remodeling process which is triggered by the apparition of micro-cracks within the bone. According to Frost’s theory [1], these micro-cracks appear for a specific local strain threshold. Thus, the knowledge of the microarchitecture and quality of trabecular bone is essential to determine this local strain threshold. This paper studied the mechanical trabecular bone behavior of 43 patients diagnosed as osteoporotic whose femoral heads were replaced by hip prosthesis. From each patient, a cylinder-shaped of trabecular bone samples was cored. Each sample was scanned by X-ray micro-tomography before a compression test in order to reconstruct a reliable Finite-Element (FE) model of the bone architecture in Abaqus. The force-displacement curves were recorded for all the samples and calibrated by the experimental responses. The force-displacement numerical curves were adjusted to the experimental ones, by modifying the tissue microscopic mechanical behavior. This process leads to the determination of the local strain threshold responsible for triggering the bone remodeling process.

Keywords
  • Trabecular bone
  • Osteoporosis
  • Micromechanics
  • Bone remodeling
  • X-ray microtomography
  • Finite-element method
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BÉROT, Maxime et al. Mechanics of osteoporotic trabecular bone. In: Mechanics & industry, 2012, vol. 13, n° 6, p. 373–380. doi: 10.1051/meca/2012023
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