Abstract

RUIZ-CERVANTES, Osvaldo; LARA-RAMIREZ, José Salvador; RAMIREZ-DIAZ, Edgar Isaac  and  ORTIZ-PRADO, Armando. Trabecular bone modeling methodology using geometric representations. Ing. invest. y tecnol. [online]. 2017, vol.18, n.4, pp.379-387. ISSN 2594-0732.

In this paper is presented a methodology to generate two-dimensional models of cancellous bone from images, with the main objective to achieve a closer representation to reality, in terms of the geometries that can be obtained. The methodology mainly uses Python™ language programming to establish instructions for using Abaqus™ graphical tools and therefore automatically generate the trabecular structure from the original image. As a first step, each trabecula of the image is idealized as an ellipse and each one is taken as basis for generating the geometries of pores and trabeculae in the model. A simulation of a compression test is also presented for three models made with this methodology, where finite element software was used. It is concluded that the methodology allows getting a very similar trabecular structure to the real one.

Keywords : cancellous bone; finite element software; trabecular structure; bone modeling.