Mechanical multiscale characterisation of vertebral trabecular bone for the prediction of vertebral fracture risk [Elektronische Ressource] / Uwe Wolfram

Ulm UniversityInstitute of Orthopaedic Research and BiomechanicsDirector: Professor Dr. Anita IgnatiusMechanical Multiscale Characterisation ofVertebral Trabecular Bone for the Predictionof Vertebral Fracture RiskCumulative Dissertation to Obtain the Doctoral Degreeof Human Biology (Dr. biol. hum.)of the Medical Faculty of Ulm Universityhanded in by Dipl.-Ing. Uwe Wolframndborn 2 of July 1979 in Oelsnitz (Vogtl.)Ulm, January 13, 2011IIFooIIITo my wife. Without you every-thing would be nothingness!Acting Dean: Prof. Dr. Thomas Wirth1. Reviewer: Prof. Dr. Hans-Joachim Wilke2. Reviewer: Prof. Dr. Philippe K. ZyssetDate of Graduation: November 17, 2011ContentsDefinitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VI1 Introduction 12 Vertebral trabecular main direction 102.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102.2 Material and Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112.3 Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152.4 Discussion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Transverse isotropic elastic properties of dry vertebral trabecular bonematrix 223.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223.2 Materials and Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233.3 Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .