Finite Element Application to Human Humerus Bone: A Biomechanical Study - Proceedings of All India Seminar on Biomedical Engineering 2012 (AISOBE-2012) - page 94

Finite Element Application to Human
Humerus Bone: A Biomechanical Study

Chetna Masih, Raji Nareliya and Veerendra Kumar

Abstract The purpose of this retrospective study is to evaluate the biomechanical
behavior of the human humerus bone under specific boundary and loading
conditions. The shape and material properties of the bones are based on the com-
puted tomography (CT) data set, which was obtained from the Medical College,
Jabalpur. Here, the Finite Element Analysis (FEA) which has an important sig-
nificance in the biomechanical research has been used and its purpose in the field of
biomechanics is to predict the mechanical behavior of bones; it is also a powerful
computational tool that permits accurate structural analysis. Here, an analytical
model of human humerus bone is developed to predict the stress and strain dis-
tribution developed. In the model, stress values increased with the increase of the
axial load. The results of this analysis are helpful for orthopedic surgeons for
clinical interest and bone prosthesis.

Keywords Biomechanical Computed tomography Finite element analysis
Humerus bone and prosthesis

V. Kumar
Government Engineering College, Jabalpur, India
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R. Nareliya
Hitkarni College of Engineering and Technology, Jabalpur, India
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C. Masih (

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Government Engineering College, Gokhalpur, Jabarlpur, MP 482 011, India
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