Heuristic Optimization of Bone Cement Distribution for Prevention of Osteoporotic Hip Fractures

María E.Santana Artiles, Demetrios T. Venetsanos

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Abstract

Osteoporosis is a disease characterised by reduction of Bone Mineral Density (BMD) and micro-architectural deterioration of bone tissue. From all the osteoporotic fractures, hip fractures are the ones with most serious consequences. A new treatment to prevent these fractures is femoroplasty, consisting of the injection of bone cement into an osteoporotic femur in order to improve its mechanical properties. Injecting large amounts of cement can lead to bone thermal necrosis or create regions of stress concentration. The present study introduces a new evolutionary method for the optimization of the injected bone cement distribution and the minimization of its volume. The new method was numerically applied in a typical case of an osteoporotic femoral augmentation and compared to a powerful deterministic optimization method.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the World Congress on Engineering 2016
Subtitle of host publicationWCE 2016
EditorsS. I. Ao, Len Gelman, David W.L. Hukins, Andrew Hunter, Alexander M. Korsunsky
PublisherNewswood Limited
Pages857-862
Number of pages6
Volume2224
ISBN (Electronic)9789881404800
Publication statusPublished - 29 Jun 2016
Externally publishedYes
EventInternational Association of Engineers World Congress on Engineering 2016 - London, United Kingdom
Duration: 29 Jun 20161 Jul 2016
http://www.iaeng.org/WCE2016/ (Link to Conference Website)
http://www.iaeng.org/publication/WCE2016/

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Engineering and Computer Science
Volume2224
ISSN (Print)2078-0958

Conference

ConferenceInternational Association of Engineers World Congress on Engineering 2016
Abbreviated titleWCE 2016
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityLondon
Period29/06/161/07/16
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