タイトル(2) ： Risk Fracture Prediction of the Osteoporotic Bone
　　　　　　　　Using Finite Element Modelling

講演者： Dr Magnús K Gíslason
　　　　　Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering,
　　　　　University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, UK

講演概要：
Osteoporosis can be seen in Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) patients where mechanical aspects instead of pathological cause the bone erosion. SCI patients are commonly subjected to bone fractures, in particular during movement from the wheelchair to the bed. There is a clinical need to estimate the bone risk fracture in patients on a subject specific basis in order to determine the type and the magnitude of loading the patients can be subjected to. This can also have implications during rehabilitation where functional electrical stimulation in conjunction with a locomotive robot can be used to get the patients on their feet again and mechanically load the skeletal frame under controlled conditions. Subject specific finite element models of the tibia of SCI patients were created and were compared to an able bodied control group. Scans were obtained using a pQCT scan, where the images were imported into Mimics where edge detection of the bone was carried out and a three dimensional finite element model of the bone created. Material properties of the mesh were obtained through the grey scale value of each image slice, connecting the density, element stiffness as well as the ultimate stress of each element together. Loading was applied to the models and the risk of fracture calculated using Abaqus (v.6.11) and compared between the two groups.

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