Bone ingrowth: an application of the boundary element method to bone remodeling at the implant interface
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Published on: February 10, 2014
A M Sadegh1, G M Luo, S C Cowin
1Department of Mechanical Engineering, City College of the City University of New York, NY 10031.
Abstract:
Surface bone remodeling theory and the boundary element method are employed to investigate the microstructural remodeling of bone at the bone-implant interface. Three situations are considered: remodeling-induced penetration between the screw threads of an implanted screw, penetration of bone tissue into a slot or cavity in an implant, and the interaction of individual trabeculae in the remodeling processes near an implant. For each case the bone ingrowth is determined as a function of the geometry and the applied load.
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