Performance Evaluation of Multiscale Finite Element Modelling in Trabecular Bone Mechanics
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Abstract
Accurate assessment of the mechanical properties of trabecular bone is crucial for osteoporosis diagnosis and treatment.The mechanical behavior of trabecular bone is highly determined by its complex porous microstructure.However, finite element model (FEM) based on high-resolution microstructural geometry is computationally demanding at large spatial scales.Multiscale FEM modelling technique offers a solution, but its application in trabecular bone analysis remains limited.The current work investigates the influence of representative volume element (RVE) size and modelling strategies on the prediction accuracy of multiscale FEM simulations of osteoporotic vertebral trabecular bone.The asymptotic homogenization approach is employed to compute the effective stiffness tensor.The results show that at the RVE scale, the modulus exhibits a power-law relationship with bone volume fraction, and the fitting performance deteriorates as the RVE size decreases.Within the multiscale framework, the effective stiffness tensor is underestimated evidently although all RVE sizes adopted satisfy conventional statistical representativity criteria.This underestimation primarily results from the loss of trabecular connectivity and cooperative load transfer due to RVE partitioning, and becomes more severe as the RVE size decreases.While the oversampling strategy offers slight improvements, it imposes significantly higher computational costs.The findings highlight the critical role of microstructural connectivity in determining mechanical property and provide theoretical guidance for error control in multiscale modelling of trabecular bone.
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| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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