Mechanical properties of metaphyseal bone in the proximal femur

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Lotz, Jeffrey C.^1,2; Gerhart, Tobin N.^1,2; Hayes, Wilson C.^1,2

Mechanical properties of metaphyseal bone in the proximal femur

J Biomech. 1991;24(5):317-329

Affiliations

¹Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Charles A. Dana Research Institute, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, MA 02215, U.S.A.

²Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, U.S.A.
Abstract

We used a three-point bending test to investigate the structural behavior of 123 rectangular flat plate specimens harvested from the metaphyseal shell of the cervical and intertrochanteric regions of five fresh/frozen human proximal femora. For comparison purposes, 36 specimens of similar geometry were also fabricated from bone of the femoral diaphysis. All specimens were oriented in either the local longitudinal or transverse directions. The mean longitudinal elastic modulus was 9650 ± 2410 (SD) MPa and demonstrated a 24% decrease from that measured for the diaphysis (12500 ± 2140 MPa) using the same testing technique. However, the transverse elastic moduli did not differ significantly between the proximal (5470 ± 1720 MPa) and diaphyseal (5990 ± 1520 MPa) specimens. The globally averaged values for the ultimate tensile strengths of the metaphyseal shell were 101 ± 26 MPa in the longitudinal and 50 ± 12 MPa in the transverse directions. These compared with diaphyseal values of 128 ± 16 MPa and 47 ± 12 MPa, respectively. While these differences were largely due to the reduced density of the proximal specimens, a slight decrease in transverse anisotropy for the proximal specimens was also noted by comparing the ratio of longitudinal to transverse moduli (1.76) and tensile strength (2.02) to the diaphyseal values (2.09 and 2.71, respectively). Use of these data should lead to improved performance of analytical models for the proximal femur, and thus help focus increased attention on the structural contributions of trabecular bone to the strength and rigidity of the proximal femur.
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DOI: 10.1016/0021-9290(91)90350-V

PubMed: 2050708

WoS: A1991FF81100005
History

Received: 1990-11-12

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