Modelling of bone fracture and strength at different length scales: a review

FA Sabet, A Raeisi Najafi, E Hamed… - Interface …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
In this paper, we review analytical and computational models of bone fracture and strength.
Bone fracture is a complex phenomenon due to the composite, inhomogeneous and …

Advanced modeling methods—applications to bone fracture mechanics

A Ural - Current Osteoporosis Reports, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The goal of this review is to summarize recent advances in
modeling of bone fracture using fracture mechanics–based approaches at multiple length …

Aging and the reduction in fracture toughness of human dentin

A Nazari, D Bajaj, D Zhang, E Romberg… - Journal of the mechanical …, 2009 - Elsevier
An evaluation of the crack growth resistance of human coronal dentin was performed on
tissue obtained from patients between ages 18 and 83. Stable crack extension was …

Micro-CT finite element model and experimental validation of trabecular bone damage and fracture

R Hambli - Bone, 2013 - Elsevier
Most micro-CT finite element modeling of human trabecular bone has focused on linear and
non-linear analysis to evaluate bone failure properties. However, prediction of the apparent …

Identifying novel clinical surrogates to assess human bone fracture toughness

M Granke, AJ Makowski, S Uppuganti… - Journal of Bone and …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Fracture risk does not solely depend on strength but also on fracture toughness; ie, the
ability of bone material to resist crack initiation and propagation. Because resistance to crack …

Effect of aging on the microstructure, hardness and chemical composition of dentin

C Montoya, S Arango-Santander, A Peláez-Vargas… - Archives of oral …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective Understanding the effects of biological aging on human tissues has been a topic
of extensive research. With the increase in healthy seniors and quality of life that topic is …

A quasi-brittle continuum damage finite element model of the human proximal femur based on element deletion

R Hambli - Medical & biological engineering & computing, 2013 - Springer
In this paper, a simple and practical finite element (FE) model coupled to a quasi-brittle
damage law to describe the initiation and progressive propagation of multiple cracks based …

A robust 3D finite element simulation of human proximal femur progressive fracture under stance load with experimental validation

R Hambli, S Allaoui - Annals of biomedical engineering, 2013 - Springer
Clinical implementation of quantitative computed tomography-based finite element analysis
(QCT/FEA) of proximal femur (hip) fractures requires (i) to develop a bone material behavior …

The relative contributions of non-enzymatic glycation and cortical porosity on the fracture toughness of aging bone

SY Tang, D Vashishth - Journal of biomechanics, 2011 - Elsevier
The risk of fracture increases with age due to the decline of bone mass and bone quality.
One of the age-related changes in bone quality occurs through the formation and …

Multiscale modeling of bone fracture using cohesive finite elements

A Ural, S Mischinski - Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2013 - Elsevier
Bone is a hierarchical material that exhibit fracture mechanisms at multiple scales and will
benefit from a multiscale evaluation approach for better fracture risk assessment. This study …