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

Table 4

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 sideways fall.

Maximum von Mises stress (MPa)
		Right femurs			Left femurs
	SFN CS	IntT CS	SubT CS	SFN CS	IntT CS	SubT CS
Range	26.69–148.53	21.57–74.3	9.8–70.63	22.78–69.97	16.2–60.3	6.73–33.2
Average	57.22	40.74	27.08	46.52	33.48	18.66