title: Computer simulation of an adaptive damage-bone remodeling law applied to three unit-bone bars structure.
abstract: It is well admitted that the mechanical loading plays an important role in the growth and maintenance of our skeleton, and that microdamage (i.e.: microcracks) occurs naturally when the bone is overloaded during day-to-day activities. It is also argued, from experimental and theoretical viewpoint, that the cells which built and rebuilt the skeleton are sensitive for both strain and microdamage. The recent damage-bone remodeling theory is employed here to study the mechanical response of the three unit-bone bars that simulate bone trabeculae in the form of truss. It is shown that under constant load, such a structure exhibit inhomogeneous strain and it's response to external applied load depends strongly upon the manner in which the microdamage is distributed.
authors.affiliation: Université Paris Val de Marne, Faculté des Sciences et Technologie, Laboratoire de Biomécanique et Biomatériaux Osseux et Articulaires/CNRS UMR 7052, 61 avenue du général De Gaulle, 94010 Créteil cédex, France. ramtani@univ-paris12.fr
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ramtani
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Doblare
mesh_terms: D016723:Bone Remodeling; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000166:cytology; D003198:Computer Simulation; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical