A Non-linear Viscoelastic Model of the Incudostapedial Joint.

ABSTRACT: The ossicular joints of the middle ear can significantly affect middle-ear function, particularly under conditions such as high-intensity sound pressures or high quasi-static pressures. Experimental investigations of the mechanical behaviour of the human incudostapedial joint have shown strong non-linearity and asymmetry in tension and compression tests, but some previous finite-element models of the joint have had difficulty replicating such behaviour. In this paper, we present a finite-element model of the joint that can match the asymmetry and non-linearity well without using different model structures or parameters in tension and compression. The model includes some of the detailed structures of the joint seen in histological sections. The material properties are found from the literat

SUBMITTER: Soleimani M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7062976 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature