Load transfer across the pelvic bone

Load transfer across the pelvic bone.

Earlier experimental and finite element studies notwithstanding, the load transfer and stress distribution in the pelvic bone and the acetabulum in normal conditions are not well understood. This hampers the development of orthopaedic reconstruction methods. The present study deals with more precise finite element analyses of the pelvic bone, which are used to investigate its basic load transfe...

Load Transfer across the Pelvic Bone during Normal Walking

Pre-clinical evaluations of acetabular prosthesis designs call for an accurate numerical model of the natural pelvis. Stress analysis of the pelvis during physiological loading conditions is necessary to understand the load transfer mechanism, its relation with bone morphology and to analyze the deviations in stress distributions due to implantation of the acetabulum. Despite a few experimental...

Load transfer along the bone-dental implant interface.

In this paper the variation of normal and shear stresses along a path defined on the bone-dental implant interface is investigated. In particular, the effects of implant diameter, collar length and slope, body length, and the effects of four different types of external threads on the interfacial stress distribution are studied. The geometry of the bone is digitized from a CT scan of a mandibula...

Load Transfer Along the Bone-Implant Interface and Its Effects on Bone Maintenance

The long term success of dental implant treatment relies on the proper stability of the implant within the host bone. This condition is achieved through osseointegration, which is characterized as a direct functional and structural connection between ingrown bone tissue and implant surface (Brånemark et al., 1977; Simmons et al., 2001). Osseointegration begins with rapid growth of random and un...

The Load Transfer Model