A finite element model of upper cervical vertebrae (C0–C3) and biomechanical analysis of the atlas

Author

Guo, Yuan ; Zhang, Xushu ; Chen, Weiyi ; Ma, Xun ; Guan, Zhe ; Liang, Kaiheng

Author_Institution

Inst. of Appl. Mech. & Biomed. Eng., Taiyuan Univ. of Technol., Taiyuan, China

Volume

3

fYear

2010

fDate

16-18 Oct. 2010

Firstpage

1102

Lastpage

1104

Abstract

In this paper, a three-dimensional (3D) FE model of the healthy human upper cervical vertebrae (C0-C3) was built having considered cortical and cancellous bone. The model was validated using numerical results obtained by other authors. The stress distribution and potential fracture patterns of the atlas were analyzed under different loads and force moments in 3 conditions. The results of FE analysis would be referenced by surgeon.

Keywords

biomechanics; bone; finite element analysis; fracture; physiological models; stress analysis; 3D finite element model; biomechanical analysis; cancellous bone; cortical bone; force moments; healthy human upper cervical vertebrae; potential fracture patterns; stress distribution; Biological system modeling; Finite element methods; Joints; Ligaments; Load modeling; Solid modeling; Stress; Finite element method; atlas; biomechanics; fractures; upper cervical vertebrae;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Biomedical Engineering and Informatics (BMEI), 2010 3rd International Conference on

Conference_Location

Yantai

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-6495-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/BMEI.2010.5639618

Filename

5639618