Research Article

Impact of Femoral Neck Cortical Bone Defect Induced by Core Decompression on Postoperative Stability: A Finite Element Analysis

Table 4

The maximum equivalent stress of different models and increased/decreased percentage comparing the standard operation under normal walking.

ModelsThe area of femoral neck cortical bone defect (MPa)The entry area of drilling location (MPa)

Normal walking
Standard operation51.1829.55
Femoral neck (anterior)59.97 (17.17%)55.44 (87.61%)
Femoral neck (posterior)71.15 (39.02%)19.57 (-33.77%)
Femoral neck (superior)80.60 (57.48%)24.44 (-17.29%)
Femoral neck (inferior)90.29 (76.42%)35.06 (18.65%)
Walking downstairs
Standard operation59.75 (16.74%)32.70 (10.66%)
Femoral neck (anterior)69.99 (36.75%)64.62 (118.68%)
Femoral neck (posterior)85.89 (67.82%)20.28 (-31.37%)
Femoral neck (superior)93.82 (83.31%)27.00 (-8.63%)
Femoral neck (inferior)104.23 (103.65%)38.54 (30.42%)