Anatomical fitting of a plate shape directly derived from a 3D statistical bone model of the tibia.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Intra- and inter-population variations of bone morphology have made the process of designing an anatomically well-fitting fracture fixation plate challenging. Although statistical bone models have recently been used for analysing morphological variabilities, it is not known to what extent they would also provide the basis for the design of a new plate shape. This would be particularly valuable in the case where no existing plate shape is available to start the process of fit optimisation. Therefore, this study investigated the anatomical fitting of a plate shape (statistical plate) derived from the mean shape of a statistical 3D tibia bone model in comparison to results available from two other plate shapes.

Methods

Forty-five 3D bone models of tibiae from Japan

SUBMITTER: Schmutz B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6823809 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature