Biomechanical Analysis of the RP Model of Human Humerus Bone and its Comparison with the Real Proximal Humeral Bone - Proceedings of All India Seminar on Biomedical Engineering 2012 (AISOBE-2012) - page 83

Biomechanical Analysis of the RP Model
of Human Humerus Bone and its
Comparison with the Real Proximal
Humeral Bone

Chetna Masih, Raji Nareliya and Veerendra Kumar

Abstract The goal of this study is to biomechanically evaluate the rapid prototype
(RP) model of the human humeral bone and to compare it with the real proximal
humeral bone under the similar loading and boundary conditions. Composite bones
provide a reliable source of consistent geometry for finite element (FE) models, as
they allow for repeatable experimental validation of the FE model, and avoid
handling and preservation issues associated with post-mortem specimens. The
altered model of the bone can be considered as patient-specific bone geometry and
the loading and boundary conditions are applied accordingly.

Keywords Biomechanically Finite element Proximal humeral bone Rapid
prototype

Introduction

Biomechanics is the application of mechanical principles on living organisms. By
applying the laws and concepts of physics, biomechanical mechanisms and
structures can be simulated and studied [ 1 ]. This work illustrates the potential that
a combination of knowledge from biology and engineering can help for

C. Masih ( & )
Government Engineering College, Gokhalpur, Jabarlpur, MP 482 011, India
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R. Nareliya
Hitkarni College of Engineering and Technology, Jabalpur, India
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V. Kumar
Government Engineering College, Jabalpur, India
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