title: Modal behaviour of bones during fracture.
abstract: A common cause of human disability is related to the fracture of bones, complex structural materials whose properties vary with time. An analytical study (using ANSYS, a commercial finite element package) of bones under fracture conditions is presented, focusing on the frequency variation versus depth of crack, as well as on the evolution of strength in the fracture area.
authors: Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Cerro de las Campanas, Querétaro, México.
authors: Jaime
authors: J
authors: Horta-Rangel
authors: Ana Leonor
authors: AL
authors: Rivera
authors: Victor M
authors: VM
authors: Castano
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D015519:Bone Density; D016723:Bone Remodeling / Q000502:physiology; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004548:Elasticity; D020342:Finite Element Analysis; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological