Luca Cristofolini

TL;DR: The Standardization and Terminology Committee (STC) of the International Society of Biomechanics proposes definitions of JCS for the ankle, hip, and spine, and suggests that adopting these standards will lead to better communication among researchers and clinicians.

TL;DR: It seems that the composite tibias are suitable to replace cadaveric specimens for certain types of test, whereas they might be unsuitable for others, depending on the loading regimen.

TL;DR: In this article, an extensive experimental validation of the whole bone composite model, compared to human fresh-frozen and dried-rehydrated specimens for different loading conditions was performed.

TL;DR: A maximum principal strain criterion can be defined a suitable candidate for the in vivo risk factor assessment on long bones by correctly identifying the level of failure risk and the location of fracture onset in all the modelled specimens.

TL;DR: Comparing finite element predicted strains with strain-gauges measurements obtained on eight cadaver proximal femurs shows that the adoption of a single density-elasticity relationship over the whole bone density range is adequate to obtain an accuracy that is already suitable for many applications.