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A Probabilistic Assessment of Vertebral Cortical Bone Fracture of Intraosteonal Structures

Mabe, Isaac Graham
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1313602908

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2011, Master of Science in Engineering (MSEgr), Wright State University, Biomedical Engineering.
Cortical bone is a porous structure. The presence of these pores creates the possibility of a local overstressed area that has the likelihood of premature failure. Some failure modes of the vertebral endplates, for example subsidence which occurs at rates as high as 77 percent, can be better predicted with further understanding of failure mechanisms and the ability to predict those mechanisms. A probabilistic assessment of the pore size and its contribution to the fracture toughness has not been investigated in the cortical shell of the vertebral endplates. This research develops a probabilistic model that has the ability to determine the fracture toughness of a deterministic cortical bone sample versus the probability of exceeding the crack length that causes failure. Also the model can compare the crack size limit to the thickness of cortical bone present. The work presented is a novel approach to determining probabilistic fracture toughness of vertebral cortical bone.
Tarun Goswami, DSc (Advisor)
David B. Reynolds, PhD (Committee Member)
Chandler A. Phillips, PhD (Committee Member)
Michael Herbenick, MD (Committee Member)
111 p.
Biomedical Engineering
Bone Fracture; Probabilistic Fracture; Cortical Bone; Cervical Vertebral Cortical Bone

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  • Mabe, I. G. (2011). A Probabilistic Assessment of Vertebral Cortical Bone Fracture of Intraosteonal Structures [Master's thesis, Wright State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1313602908

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Mabe, Isaac. A Probabilistic Assessment of Vertebral Cortical Bone Fracture of Intraosteonal Structures. 2011. Wright State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1313602908.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Mabe, Isaac. "A Probabilistic Assessment of Vertebral Cortical Bone Fracture of Intraosteonal Structures." Master's thesis, Wright State University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1313602908

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