ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the application of the finite element (FE) method for the analysis of bone. It describes applications and results for the FE analysis of bone at the whole-bone and trabecular level and focuses on the application of the FE method for the solution of problems as they appear in structural solids mechanics a dexplores the parameter of interest is the deformation field of the body. The main task of bone tissue is a mechanical one, and it is the mechanical parameters that determine its functional behaviour and quality. Poroelastic FE analyses require the measurement of additional material parameters, such as the porosity and permeability of the solid phase, and the bulk modulus and viscosity of the fluid. The structure of bone associated with bone fluid and their interfaces and the bone poroelastic parameter values have been well documented.
