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STRESS ANALYSIS OF THE FEMORAL HEAD IN PERTHES DISEASE USING THE 2D-FINITE ELEMENT METHOD



Abstract

The changes of stress distribution in the femoral head with Perthes disease were observed under several condition. Finite element models were constructed referring to X-ray images and magnetic resonance images of the intact hip joint. The model was divided into five parts: cancellous bone, articular cartilage, necrotic bone, cortical bone, physeal cartilage. Material properties were alloted to these components by the past literature. The body weight and abductor muscle force were applied as loading. The model was altered to study the effect of age, the extent of necrosis, and lateralization of the fomoral head. Analysis were performed on a digital computer PC-9821(NEC) using the finite element program. There was no significant difference in stress distribution patterns regardless of age or extent of necrosis. However, compressive stresses were concentrated on the lateral portion of the epiphysis by lateralization of femoral head. The femoral head deformity in Perthes disease was more affected by the lateralization than by the age and the extent of necrosis.

Local Host: British Society for Children’s Orthopaedic Surgery. Conference Theme: Congenital Deficiencies of the Lower Limb. These abstracts were prepared by A.Catterall.