A multi-scale bone study to estimate the risk of fracture related to osteoporosis

Abdelwahed Barkaoui (1) , Awad Bettamer (1) , Ridha Hambli (1)

1 F2ME

Osteoporosis is a disease marked by decreased density and quality of bone, leading to weakness of the skeleton and increased risk of fracture. Bone fractures caused by the osteoporosis become increasingly important goal for both clinicians and biomedical researchers who try to evaluate and to prevent the risk of fracture. In this study, a finite element model at the nanoscale level "mineralized collagen fibril" is proposed to investigate this problem.

Mots clés: bone; collagen fibril; multiscale; finite elment

Domaines: Biomécanique [physics.med-ph]; Biomécanique [physics.med-ph]

Abdelwahed Barkaoui, Awad Bettamer, Ridha Hambli. A multi-scale bone study to estimate the risk of fracture related to osteoporosis. European Congress on Osteoporosis & Osteoarthritis ECCE011-IOF, Mar 2011, Valencia, Spain. pp.131, ⟨10.1007/s00198-011-1567-4⟩. ⟨hal-00605403⟩