Experimentally validated structural finite element method analysis of a tibial intramedullary nail: Optimal choice of the contact settings

This article focuses on the static structural analysis of a tibial intramedullary nail, carried out by the finite element method. The investigated subject is concerned with the issue of frictional contacts that, generating a non-linear problem, play an important role in numerical analyses. Experimen...

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Published inProceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part H, Journal of engineering in medicine p. 954411918819111
Main Authors Croccolo, D, De Agostinis, M, Fini, S, Funaioli, S, Olmi, G, Robusto, F
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.02.2019
Subjects
normal stiffness factor
finite element analysis
Intramedullary nails
contact parameters
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ISSN2041-3033
DOI10.1177/0954411918819111

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Summary:This article focuses on the static structural analysis of a tibial intramedullary nail, carried out by the finite element method. The investigated subject is concerned with the issue of frictional contacts that, generating a non-linear problem, play an important role in numerical analyses. Experimental tests were also developed on tibial intramedullary nail specimens. The experimental results, in terms of force-displacement, were used to calibrate and validate the finite element analysis, by tuning the contact parameters available in the software.
ISSN:2041-3033
DOI:10.1177/0954411918819111