Volume 14, Issue 11 (2-2015)                   Modares Mechanical Engineering 2015, 14(11): 159-165 | Back to browse issues page

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Sepehri B, Rameshi M. Effect of placement and material properties of tibial plate on stress pattern at fractured site. Modares Mechanical Engineering 2015; 14 (11) :159-165
URL: http://mme.modares.ac.ir/article-15-7904-en.html
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Orthopedic plates are currently used in bone healing process. However they cause density loss because of the change in natural stress patterns.The aim of this study was to evaluate a newly developed bone plate using functional graded material in term of stress pattern. In the present study, 3D finite element models of tibial bone plate with variable stiffness of a graded material and traditional bone plates made of stainless steel and Ti alloy have been developed by using the ABAQUS software. Effects on the predicted stresses at the fracture site in the presence of a distance between the plate and fractured bone were also studied. For this purpose, a 3D model of tibia was created with the exact geometry of the real bone geometry by using CT scan images of a human left leg. Results showed that the bone plate with graded material offers less stress-shielding to the bone, providing a higher compressive stress at bone to induce accelerated healing in comparison with Ti alloy and stainless-steel bone plate. Results also showed that the use of non-contact plates provide a favorable mechanical environment for the following fracture healing.
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Article Type: Research Article | Subject: Biomechanics|Finite Elements Method|Composites
Received: 2014/01/18 | Accepted: 2014/04/23 | Published: 2014/09/30

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