TY - GEN
T1 - Cement placement optimization in femoral augmentation using an evolutionary algorithm
AU - Basafa, Ehsan
AU - Armand, Mehran
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - We used the method of Bi-directional Evolutionary Structural Optimization (BESO) to optimize the cement placement in finite element (FE) models of osteoporotic femur specimens. Two different initial conditions, i.e. no initial cement and fully cemented, were used and both converged to the same optimal cement pattern. On average, BESO predicted that, if optimized, augmentation with only 18.6ml of cement will result in 100% increase in the yield load of the models. Simulations also showed a linear relationship between the volume of the cement and the models' stiffness and yield load. Models initially filled with cement had a much more uniform stress distribution among the cemented elements when optimized, compared to the starting configuration. Results suggest that restoring the mechanical properties of osteoporotic femurs is possible with minimal and, therefore, potentially safe volumes of cement.
AB - We used the method of Bi-directional Evolutionary Structural Optimization (BESO) to optimize the cement placement in finite element (FE) models of osteoporotic femur specimens. Two different initial conditions, i.e. no initial cement and fully cemented, were used and both converged to the same optimal cement pattern. On average, BESO predicted that, if optimized, augmentation with only 18.6ml of cement will result in 100% increase in the yield load of the models. Simulations also showed a linear relationship between the volume of the cement and the models' stiffness and yield load. Models initially filled with cement had a much more uniform stress distribution among the cemented elements when optimized, compared to the starting configuration. Results suggest that restoring the mechanical properties of osteoporotic femurs is possible with minimal and, therefore, potentially safe volumes of cement.
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U2 - 10.1115/DETC2013-13622
DO - 10.1115/DETC2013-13622
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84899066204
SN - 9780791855911
T3 - Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference
BT - 18th Design for Manufacturing and the Life Cycle Conference; 2013 ASME/IEEE International Conference on Mechatronic and Embedded Systems and Applications
PB - American Society of Mechanical Engineers
T2 - ASME 2013 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC/CIE 2013
Y2 - 4 August 2013 through 7 August 2013
ER -