A Photoelastic Study of a Model of the Proximal Femu:A Biomechanical Study of Unstable Trochanteric Fractures

Reliable simulations of the human proximal femur by high-order finite element analysis validated by experimental observations

“…Forces of up to 1250 N were applied (corresponding to more than half an average body weight but smaller compared to bone's linear response regime). These simulate a simple stance position configuration in which the femur is loaded through its head while the femur is inclined at % 7 to the shaft axis Jensen (1978) (along a virtual line that connects the femur head to the middle cavity in the femur diaphysis (intercondylar fossa)). Three inclination angles were considered: 0 for maximal sensitivity, 7 as in the natural stance posture, and 20 as in Keyak et al (1993).…”