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ArticleMedical & biological engineering & computing2021

2D and 3D numerical models to evaluate trabecular bone damage.

Federica Buccino, Chiara Colombo, Daniel Hernando Lozano Duarte, Luca Rinaudo, Fabio Massimo Ulivieri, Laura Maria Vergani

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Article in Medical & biological engineering & computing, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Federica BuccinoDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico Di Milano, Via La Masa 1, 20156, Milan, Italy.
Chiara ColomboDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico Di Milano, Via La Masa 1, 20156, Milan, Italy.
Daniel Hernando Lozano DuarteDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico Di Milano, Via La Masa 1, 20156, Milan, Italy.
Luca RinaudoTECHNOLOGIC S.R.L. Hologic Italia, Lungo Dora Voghera, 34/36A, 10153, Turin, Italy.
Fabio Massimo UlivieriNuclear Medicine-Bone Metabolic Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, via Francesco Sforza 75, 20122, Milan, Italy.
Laura Maria VerganiDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico Di Milano, Via La Masa 1, 20156, Milan, Italy. laura.vergani@polimi.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2353-7751
Politecnico di Milano · ITFondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The comprehension of trabecular bone damage processes could be a crucial hint for understanding how bone damage starts and propagates. Currently, different approaches to bone damage identification could be followed. Clinical approaches start from dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) technique that can evaluate bone mineral density (BMD), an indirect indicator of fracture risk. DXA is, in fact, a two-dimensional technology, and BMD alone is not able to predict the effective risk of fractures. First attempts in overcoming this issue have been performed with finite element (FE) methods, combined with the use of three-dimensional high-resolution micro-computed tomographic images. The purpose of this work is to evaluate damage initiation and propagation in trabecular vertebral porcine samples using 2D linear-elastic FE models from DXA images and 3D linear FE models from micro-CT images. Results show that computed values of strains with 2D and 3D approaches (e.g., the minimum principal strain) are of the same order of magnitude. 2D DXA-based models still remain a powerful tool for a preliminary screening of trabecular regions that are prone to fracture, while from 3D micro-CT-based models, it is possible to reach details that permit the localization of the most strained trabecula.

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Cancellous BoneFractures, BoneAbsorptiometry, PhotonAnimalsBone DensitySwineX-Ray Microtomography2D and 3D finite element modelsDual X-ray absorptiometryMicro-computed tomographyTrabecular bone

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PMID34471983
PMCPMC8440311
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