Fracture toughness of an industrially supplied cancellous bone simulant

Sohail, Muhammad Asfand; Zioupos, Peter

Abstract

Introduction:
The human cancellous bone has a hierarchical structure that gives it its unique mechanical properties. The study of the mechanical integrity of bone is crucial in diagnosing and treating condition of bone loss such as osteoporosis. Fracture toughness of human cancellous bone is an important parameter when predicting bone strength. Over the last decade researchers (Cook, 2009) have applied the fracture mechanics calculations on human bone. This study provides us with fracture toughness and compressive strength of
commercially available SAWBONES cancellous bone simulants. These blocks have wide range of applications in orthopaedic industry such as bone disease research and bone surgery practice. Thus, understanding their mechanical properties may enable us in development of better bone simulants.

Citation

Sohail, M. A., & Zioupos, P. (2024, September). Fracture toughness of an industrially supplied cancellous bone simulant. Presented at SimBio-M 2024, Online

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (published)
• Conference Name: SimBio-M 2024
• Start Date: Sep 24, 2024
• End Date: Sep 25, 2024
• Acceptance Date: Sep 30, 2024
• Online Publication Date: Jan 17, 2025
• Publication Date: 2025
• Deposit Date: Jan 21, 2025
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 19, 2025
• Publisher: University of Hull
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Pages: 111
• Book Title: Proceedings: SimBio-M 2024
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/5006440