The Stress Trajectories in the Femur

E A Allcock; N L Svensson

doi:10.1111/j.1445-2197.1972.tb05639.x

The Stress Trajectories in the Femur

Aust N Z J Surg. 1972 Feb;38(3):285-291. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1972.tb05639.x.

Authors

E A Allcock¹, N L Svensson¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery and Department of Engineering, University of Melbourne.

PMID: 29265292
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1972.tb05639.x

Abstract

This article presents a three-dimensional photoelastic technique for the investigation of the internal stresses in bones and joints.

Summary: 1. The value of plastic models for the investigation of the distribution of weightbearing forces in bone has been discussed. 2. The development of internal stresses in loaded plastic models has been investigated. 3. The great value of assessment of stress patterns and trajectories by a frozen photoelastic technique using araldite D is reported. 4. The practical application of these models to the design of prostheses and other implants has been investigated.