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Fig. 7.3 Evolution of the medium apparent density in the square bone patch (proposed material
law, regular nodal distribution and anisotropic material properties) [
1
]
Sect. 6.2.2
is fully tested, being the axial and the transverse directions distinctly
considered. The same four distinct a parameters: a ΒΌ
f
0
:
1
;
0
:
05
;
0
:
02
;
0
:
01
g
are
assumed and b = a. In this study two distinct nodal distributions are considered in
the analysis, a uniform nodal distribution, Fig.
7.1
b, and an irregular nodal dis-
tribution Fig.
7.1
c. The evolution of bone tissue trabecular architecture for each set
of parameters is presented in Fig.
7.3
for the regular nodal distribution and for the
irregular nodal distribution the evolution of trabecular architecture is presented in
Fig.
7.4
.
