Fractography, mechanical and structural analysis of trabecular bone from the femoral head of human cadavers
(2017) BMEM01 20171Department of Biomedical Engineering
- Abstract
- A lowered mineral density in the skeletal bones may indicate osteoporosis and an increased risk of fragility fractures. However, lower bone mass does not reveal the whole truth about the status of the bone quality. This thesis investigated the microstructure and mechanical properties of 14 trabecular bone plugs in order to get a comprehensive understanding of how the trabecular network changes from a mechanical perspective with increasing age. The trabecular bone plugs were harvested from the femoral head of human cadavers. Micro computed tomography was performed to measure the microstructural properties. Additionally, a destructive tensile test was applied using an ’end-cap’-technique, to obtain information about the mechanics. Finally... (More)
- A lowered mineral density in the skeletal bones may indicate osteoporosis and an increased risk of fragility fractures. However, lower bone mass does not reveal the whole truth about the status of the bone quality. This thesis investigated the microstructure and mechanical properties of 14 trabecular bone plugs in order to get a comprehensive understanding of how the trabecular network changes from a mechanical perspective with increasing age. The trabecular bone plugs were harvested from the femoral head of human cadavers. Micro computed tomography was performed to measure the microstructural properties. Additionally, a destructive tensile test was applied using an ’end-cap’-technique, to obtain information about the mechanics. Finally the fracture surfaces from two samples which showed completely different mechanical properties were analysed using scanning electron microscopy, to find nano-scaled fracture features. Linear regression was used to correlate the age, microstructure and mechanical properties of the trabecular plugs. The bone volume fraction, the trabecular thickness, post-yield strains, energy, and toughness decreased with increasing age, but the tissue mineral density seems to increase. The apparent modulus was positively correlated to the bone volume fraction and the energy to fracture to the trabecular thickness. The analysis with scanning electron microscopy was troublesome due to the high porosity and surface roughness of the samples, and therefore merely provided a qualitative overview of the microstructure of the fracture surfaces. (Less)
- Popular Abstract
- Age-related changes of mechanics and structure in human trabecular bone
The bones in our bodies are constantly rearranged throughout our lives, to maintain mechanical quality and strength of the bones. When we get older, the old bone is removed faster then new bone is formed. This results in a lower bone mass. The bone loss is mostly affecting the spongy, trabecular bone. Although lower bone mass may increase the risk for fragility fractures, the structure and shape of the bone seem to have a greater impact when estimating the risk of fracture. In this project I have investigated how the bone structure on the micro-scale is affected by age and how that is related to the bones ability to sustain load
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- Rönngren, Christina LU
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- Hanna Isaksson LU
- Mikael Turunen LU
- organization
- course
- BMEM01 20171
- year
- 2017
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
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- English
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- 2017-08
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abstract = {{A lowered mineral density in the skeletal bones may indicate osteoporosis and an increased risk of fragility fractures. However, lower bone mass does not reveal the whole truth about the status of the bone quality. This thesis investigated the microstructure and mechanical properties of 14 trabecular bone plugs in order to get a comprehensive understanding of how the trabecular network changes from a mechanical perspective with increasing age. The trabecular bone plugs were harvested from the femoral head of human cadavers. Micro computed tomography was performed to measure the microstructural properties. Additionally, a destructive tensile test was applied using an ’end-cap’-technique, to obtain information about the mechanics. Finally the fracture surfaces from two samples which showed completely different mechanical properties were analysed using scanning electron microscopy, to find nano-scaled fracture features. Linear regression was used to correlate the age, microstructure and mechanical properties of the trabecular plugs. The bone volume fraction, the trabecular thickness, post-yield strains, energy, and toughness decreased with increasing age, but the tissue mineral density seems to increase. The apparent modulus was positively correlated to the bone volume fraction and the energy to fracture to the trabecular thickness. The analysis with scanning electron microscopy was troublesome due to the high porosity and surface roughness of the samples, and therefore merely provided a qualitative overview of the microstructure of the fracture surfaces.}},
author = {{Rönngren, Christina}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Fractography, mechanical and structural analysis of trabecular bone from the femoral head of human cadavers}},
year = {{2017}},
}