Finite element analyses for predicting anatomical neck fractures in the proximal humerus

High-order FE analyses reliably predict strains and yield loads in the humeri. Fractures induced by the experimental setting correspond to anatomical neck fractures noticed in practice and classified as AO C1.1 –C1.3. Surgical neck fractures, which are most common in clinical practice, could not be realized in the proposed experiments, and a different experimental setting should be sought to obtain them ex-vivo.

Source: Clinical Biomechanics - May 23, 2019 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Gal Dahan, Nir Trabelsi, Ori Safran, Zohar Yosibash Source Type: research