Research Article

Assessment of Hip Fracture Risk Using Cross-Section Strain Energy Determined by QCT-Based Finite Element Modeling

Table 3

Average maximum von Mises stress (MPa) at the smallest femoral neck cross-section (SFN CS), the intertrochanteric cross-section (IntT CS), and the subtrochanteric cross-section (SubT CS) of right and left femurs of 10 clinical cases during the single-leg stance.

Maximum von Mises stress (MPa)
Right femursLeft femurs
SFN CSIntT CSSubT CSSFN CS IntT CS SubT CS

Range21.7–49.9622.23–45.3726.93–52.4719.56–52.3823.55–47.827.09–43.04
Average33.6332.9737.89 32.93 32.4135.84