Damage tolerance and toughness of elderly human femora

MultiSim researchers, in collaboration with colleagues at Flinders 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ (Adelaide, Australia), have published a paper in Acta Biomaterialia which analysed the mechanism of femoral fractures using the Bone Digital Volume Correlation algorithm.

Graphical abstract - Damage tolerance and toughness of elderly human femora
Graphical abstract

The algorithm was developed at the 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ of Sheffield.

The findings of this study will inform the advancement of current technologies for the prediction of fractures and interventions to reduce the burden of hip fragility.

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 (Acta Biomaterialia) S Martelli, M Giorgi, E Dall’ Ara, E Perilli.

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