Estimating safety factor for femoral plates subjected to in vivo loads

Fatigue behaviour is a crucial aspect of mandatory mechanical tests for regulatory purposes, aimed at determining the load at which the bone plate withstands under a specific number of cycles, known as the runout condition. However, current test standards, such as ASTM F382, provide setup configurat...

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Main Authors: Bologna Federico Andrea, Audenino Alberto Luigi, Terzini Mara
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Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2024-12-01
Series:Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2024-2025
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description Fatigue behaviour is a crucial aspect of mandatory mechanical tests for regulatory purposes, aimed at determining the load at which the bone plate withstands under a specific number of cycles, known as the runout condition. However, current test standards, such as ASTM F382, provide setup configurations without explicit guidelines on required fatigue strength. The determination of the minimum level of in vivo performance that the plate must fulfil remains an open issue, which is frequently addressed by the direct comparison with predicate devices. To address this gap, this study proposes an in silico framework to estimate maximum stress on implanted femoral plates for comparison with four-point bending tests described in the ASTM standard, deriving appropriate safety factors. As case studies, three femoral plates were assessed, and results showed safety factors above 1.1, indicating the reliability of the implanted plates.
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spelling doaj-art-bc90e32bfae147a994891f15f5dac5412025-01-02T05:56:32ZengDe GruyterCurrent Directions in Biomedical Engineering2364-55042024-12-0110410310610.1515/cdbme-2024-2025Estimating safety factor for femoral plates subjected to in vivo loadsBologna Federico Andrea0Audenino Alberto Luigi1Terzini Mara2Politecnico di Torino,Turin, ItalyPolitecnico di Torino,Turin, ItalyPolitecnico di Torino,Turin, ItalyFatigue behaviour is a crucial aspect of mandatory mechanical tests for regulatory purposes, aimed at determining the load at which the bone plate withstands under a specific number of cycles, known as the runout condition. However, current test standards, such as ASTM F382, provide setup configurations without explicit guidelines on required fatigue strength. The determination of the minimum level of in vivo performance that the plate must fulfil remains an open issue, which is frequently addressed by the direct comparison with predicate devices. To address this gap, this study proposes an in silico framework to estimate maximum stress on implanted femoral plates for comparison with four-point bending tests described in the ASTM standard, deriving appropriate safety factors. As case studies, three femoral plates were assessed, and results showed safety factors above 1.1, indicating the reliability of the implanted plates.https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2024-2025osteosynthesis device testingastm f382four-point bendingimplanted platesafety factor
spellingShingle Bologna Federico Andrea
Audenino Alberto Luigi
Terzini Mara
Estimating safety factor for femoral plates subjected to in vivo loads
Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering
osteosynthesis device testing
astm f382
four-point bending
implanted plate
safety factor
title Estimating safety factor for femoral plates subjected to in vivo loads
title_full Estimating safety factor for femoral plates subjected to in vivo loads
title_fullStr Estimating safety factor for femoral plates subjected to in vivo loads
title_full_unstemmed Estimating safety factor for femoral plates subjected to in vivo loads
title_short Estimating safety factor for femoral plates subjected to in vivo loads
title_sort estimating safety factor for femoral plates subjected to in vivo loads
topic osteosynthesis device testing
astm f382
four-point bending
implanted plate
safety factor
url https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2024-2025
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