Title: Finite element analysis of tibia bone

Authors: Pratik S. Thakre; K.S. Zakiuddin; I.A. Khan; M.S. Faizan

Addresses: Mechanical Engineering Department, Priyadarshini College of Engineering, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj University, Nagpur 440019, Maharashtra, India ' Mechanical Engineering Department, Priyadarshini College of Engineering, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj University, Nagpur 440019, Maharashtra, India ' Mechanical Engineering Department, Priyadarshini College of Engineering, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj University, Nagpur 440019, Maharashtra, India ' Mechanical Engineering Department, Priyadarshini College of Engineering, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj University, Nagpur 440019, Maharashtra, India

Abstract: This research was directed towards a study of the lower limb of the human body through the 3D modelling and finite element analysis of the tibia. FEA is used to evaluate the stresses and displacements of human tibia bone under physiological loading. In this study, CT scan data of patients' tibia bone (healthy, broken tibia bone after one month and two months of surgery tibia bone) are used to develop 3D finite element models of the left proximal tibia bone, and average body weight applied on tibia bone. FEA is conducted to calculate the equivalent von Mises stress, maximum principal stress, total deformation and fatigue tool from the whole proximal tibia bone and comparing the results. These analysed results provide a great foundation for further studies of bone injury prevention, bone transplant model integrity and validity and subject-specific fracture mechanism as the results of three bones compared.

Keywords: tibia; fibula; stress analysis; material properties; displacement; modelling; simulation; finite element analysis; FEA; HyperMesh; embodi 3D.

DOI: 10.1504/IJBET.2021.114812

International Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, 2021 Vol.35 No.4, pp.318 - 339

Received: 27 Oct 2017
Accepted: 27 Feb 2018
Published online: 07 May 2021 *

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