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Figure 9

From: Post-operative fracture risk assessment following tumor curettage in the distal femur: a hybrid in vitro and in silico biomechanical approach

Figure 9

Mechanical analysis of the bone–cement interface using FEM: (a) Anterior view of the voxel mesh of the right distal femur, the bone–cement interface is shown in pink; (b) Sagittal view of the model, the cortical window border is shown in yellow; (c) Damage analysis indicates that the proximal end of the interface, shown by p, meets the higher values of damage initiation criterion, compared to other neighbouring regions; and (d) Contact analysis showed a larger debonding area of cement from bone in the most interior wall of the interface, where the cement is penetrating the contralateral condyle, indicated by i. L and M stand for lateral and medial, respectively.

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