An Analysis of Trabecular Bone Structure Based on Principal Stress Trajectory
2023
Jiwu Zhang | Haoran Li | Yuqing Zhou | Songhao Chen | Qiguo Rong
To understand the mechanism of Wolff’s law, a finite element analysis was performed for a human proximal femur, and the principal stress trajectories of the femur were extracted using the principal stress visualization method. The mechanism of Wolff’s law was evaluated theoretically based on the distribution of the principal stress trajectories. Due to the dynamics of the loads, there was no one-to-one correspondence between the stress trajectories of the fixed load and the trabeculae in the cancellous architecture of the real bone. The trabeculae in the cancellous bone were influenced by the magnitude of the principal stress trajectory. Equivalent principal stress trajectories suitable for different load changes were proposed through the change in load cycle and compared with the anatomical structure of the femur. In addition, the three-dimensional distribution of the femoral principal stress trajectory was established, and the adaptability potential of each load was discussed. The principal stress visualization method could also be applied to bionic structure design.
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