ON THE MODELING OF LONG BONES IN STRUCTURAL-ANALYSES

[摘要] Experimental strain gauge and theoretical stress analysis methods are used to investigate the mechanical behavior of the human femur as a structural element under loading. When the cortical bone material is assumed to demonstrate linear elastic, homogeneous and transversely isotropic behavior excellent agreement between experimental results and theoretical predictions is obtained. The bone shaft can, by reasonable approximation, be represented by an axisymmetric model.