WAVE PROPAGATION TRACKING AND MODEL VALIDATION IN 3D-PRINTED HUMAN SKULLS

L. Taenzer^1,2, S. Metting van Rijn¹, S. Loggia¹, I. Dobrev³, J. Niermann³, P. Tiso², B. Van Damme¹

¹Empa, Switzerland; ²ETH Zurich, Switzerland; ³University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland

THERMOMECHANICAL INVESTIGATION OF CORTICAL BONE UNDER FLEXURAL LOADING

M. Spataro¹, D. D'Andrea¹, P. Uniyal², G. van Lenthe², D. Milone¹

¹Department of Engineering, University of Messina, Italy; ²Department of Mechanical Engineering, KU Leuven, Belgium

REAL-TIME IN-VITRO MEASUREMENTS OF FEMORAL STRAIN DURING HABITUAL DAILY ACTIVITY

D. O'Rourke, S. Martelli

Queensland University of Technology, Australia

INVESTIGATION ON PRECISION OF DIGITAL VOLUME CORRELATION FOR SUBCHONDRAL BONE MECHANICS

P. Uniyal¹, V. Anbalagan¹, A. Banerjee¹, E. Dall’Ara², G. H. van Lenthe¹

¹KU Leuven, Belgium; ²University of Sheffield, UK

A METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK TO ASSESS THE ACCURACY OF DIGITAL VOLUME CORRELATION FOR STRAIN MEASUREMENT

M. Berni¹, E. Dall'Ara², P. Erani¹, N. F. Lopomo³, M. Baleani¹

¹IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Italy; ²University of Sheffield, UK; ³Politecnico di Milano, Italy

BIOMECHANICAL PERFORMANCE OF TIBIA PLATEAU FRACTURE MANAGEMENT: CONVENTIONAL VS. PREOPERATIVE PLANNING

S. Sandriesser^1,2, R. Pätzold^1,3, S. Comtesse^4,5, L. Sommerhalder^4,5, T. Zumbrunn^4,5, A. von Keudell^5,6,7, B. Stäudle⁸, P. Augat^1,2

¹Institute for Biomechanics, BG Unfallklinik Murnau, Germany; ²Institute for Biomechanics, Paracelsus Medical University, Austria; ³Department of Trauma Surgery, BG Unfallklinik Murnau, Germany; ⁴Institute for Biomechanics, ETH Zurich, Switzerland; ⁵CustomSurg AG, Switzerland; ⁶Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA; ⁷Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark; ⁸Rimasys GmbH, Cologne, Germany

FRACTURE GEOMETRY IMPACTS STABILITY OF OSTEOSYNTHESES

M. Hollensteiner¹, M. Mühling¹, P. Blum^1,2, S. Sandriesser¹, D. Baumeister¹, M. Greinwald¹, J. Fürmetz^2,3, P. Augat¹

¹Institute for Biomechanics, BGU Unfallklinik Murnau gGmbH, Murnau, Germany; ²Department of Trauma Surgery, BGU Unfallklinik Murnau gGmbH, Murnau, Germany; ³Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, University Hospital (LMU), Munich, Germany

MATERIAL PROPERTY OPTIMIZATION FOR VIRTUAL TORSION TESTING OF LARGE-DEFECT BONE RECONSTRUCTION

K. S. Frew¹, M. Boyes², T. P. Schaer², H. L. Dailey¹

¹Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA; ²University of Pennsylvania, Department of Clinical Studies New Bolton Center, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kennet Square, PA, USA