Development and Mechanical Characterization of Cancellous Bone Model using Micro-CT images

Osteoporosis of elder people has been one of the primary clinical orthopedic problems in Japan. Deformation and fracture behavior of osteoporotic cancellous bones must be clarified in order to understand the mechanism of bone fracture due to osteoporosis. In the present study, micro-CT images of real femoral head of an elder patient were used to fabricate cancellous bone plastic models using 3D-printing technique and furthermore, to construct a...