Mechanical loading at the organ level: which consequences for bones?

David Mitton (1) , Edison Zapata (1) , Hélène Follet (2)

1 LBMC UMR T9406 - Laboratoire de Biomécanique et Mécanique des Chocs
2 LYOS - Physiopathologie, diagnostic et traitements des maladies osseuses / Pathophysiology, Diagnosis & Treatments of Bone Diseases

Previous studies have shown that failure loads are sensitive to loadings (e.g. direction, speed). The fracture risk could be defined by the ratio between the external loading and the failure load. The prediction of the failure load using finite element models is encouraging but the external loading considered are still simplistic.

Mots clés: Bone loading; Fracture risk; Failure load; Finite element model; Bone strength

Domaines: Biomécanique [physics.med-ph]

David Mitton, Edison Zapata, Hélène Follet. Mechanical loading at the organ level: which consequences for bones?. Osteoporosis International, 2014, Eighth Bone Quality Seminar Proceedings 2013, 25 (Supplément 3), pp.S468-S470. ⟨10.1007/s00198-014-2681-x⟩. ⟨hal-02353938⟩