title: Bone ingrowth: an application of the boundary element method to bone remodeling at the implant interface.
abstract: Surface bone remodeling theory and the boundary element method are employed to investigate the microstructural remodeling of bone at the bone-implant interface. Three situations are considered: remodeling-induced penetration between the screw threads of an implanted screw, penetration of bone tissue into a slot or cavity in an implant, and the interaction of individual trabeculae in the remodeling processes near an implant. For each case the bone ingrowth is determined as a function of the geometry and the applied load.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, City College of the City University of New York, NY 10031.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Sadegh
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Cowin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016723:Bone Remodeling / Q000502:physiology*; D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000503:physiopathology; D001863:Bone Screws; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D004548:Elasticity; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D016348:Osseointegration / Q000502:physiology*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013499:Surface Properties; D013997:Time Factors