A model of bone adaptation as an optimization process

The internal bone adaptation of the proximal femur is considered. A three-dimensional finite element model of the proximal femur is used. The bone remodeling in this work is numerically described by an evolutionary remodeling scheme with anisotropic material parameters and time-dependent loading. The memory of past loading is included in the model to account for the delay in the bone response from the load changes. The remodeling rate equation...