Journal article
Development and validation of a distal radius finite element model to simulate impact loading indicative of a forward fall
Abstract
The purpose of this work was to develop and validate a finite element model of the distal radius to simulate impact loading. Eight-node hexahedral meshes of the bone and impactor components were created. Three separate impact events were simulated by altering the impact velocity assigned to the model projectile (pre-fracture, crack and fracture). Impact forces and maximum and minimum principal strains were calculated and used in the validation …
Authors
Burkhart TA; Quenneville CE; Dunning CE; Andrews DM
Journal
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part H Journal of Engineering in Medicine, Vol. 228, No. 3, pp. 258–271
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
March 2014
DOI
10.1177/0954411914522781
ISSN
0954-4119