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Validation of 3d finite element models from simulated Dxa images for Biofidelic simulations of sideways fall impact to the hip

Grassi, Lorenzo LU orcid ; Fleps, Ingmar ; Sahlstedt, Hannicka LU ; Väänänen, Sami P ; Ferguson, Stephen J ; Isaksson, Hanna LU orcid and Helgason, Benedikt (2020) In Bone 142.
Abstract

Computed tomography (CT)-derived finite element (FE) models have been proposed as a tool to improve the current clinical assessment of osteoporosis and personalized hip fracture risk by providing an accurate estimate of femoral strength. However, this solution has two main drawbacks, namely: (i) 3D CT images are needed, whereas 2D dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) images are more generally available, and (ii) quasi-static femoral strength is predicted as a surrogate for fracture risk, instead of predicting whether a fall would result in a fracture or not. The aim of this study was to combine a biofidelic fall simulation technique, based on 3D computed tomography (CT) data with an algorithm that reconstructs 3D femoral shape and BMD... (More)

Computed tomography (CT)-derived finite element (FE) models have been proposed as a tool to improve the current clinical assessment of osteoporosis and personalized hip fracture risk by providing an accurate estimate of femoral strength. However, this solution has two main drawbacks, namely: (i) 3D CT images are needed, whereas 2D dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) images are more generally available, and (ii) quasi-static femoral strength is predicted as a surrogate for fracture risk, instead of predicting whether a fall would result in a fracture or not. The aim of this study was to combine a biofidelic fall simulation technique, based on 3D computed tomography (CT) data with an algorithm that reconstructs 3D femoral shape and BMD distribution from a 2D DXA image. This approach was evaluated on 11 pelvis-femur constructs for which CT scans, ex vivo sideways fall impact experiments and CT-derived biofidelic FE models were available. Simulated DXA images were used to reconstruct the 3D shape and bone mineral density (BMD) distribution of the left femurs by registering a projection of a statistical shape and appearance model with a genetic optimization algorithm. The 2D-to-3D reconstructed femurs were meshed, and the resulting FE models inserted into a biofidelic FE modeling pipeline for simulating a sideways fall. The median 2D-to-3D reconstruction error was 1.02 mm for the shape and 0.06 g/cm3 for BMD for the 11 specimens. FE models derived from simulated DXAs predicted the outcome of the falls in terms of fracture versus non-fracture with the same accuracy as the CT-derived FE models. This study represents a milestone towards improved assessment of hip fracture risk based on widely available clinical DXA images.

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Fracture risk assessment, Biomechanics, Statistical shape model, Validation, Statistical appearance models, Orthopedics
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142
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115678
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Elsevier
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10.1016/j.bone.2020.115678
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  author       = {{Grassi, Lorenzo and Fleps, Ingmar and Sahlstedt, Hannicka and Väänänen, Sami P and Ferguson, Stephen J and Isaksson, Hanna and Helgason, Benedikt}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Bone}},
  title        = {{Validation of 3d finite element models from simulated Dxa images for Biofidelic simulations of sideways fall impact to the hip}},
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  doi          = {{10.1016/j.bone.2020.115678}},
  volume       = {{142}},
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