摘要 |
Methods and systems for matching a bone graft's material properties to that of a patient's recipient bone are provided to improve the interaction between graft bone and recipient bone and to optimize the performance of the graft over time. A method of matching properties of a recipient bone with properties of a bone graft is provided. The method includes obtaining data on material properties of a recipient bone; comparing the material properties of the recipient bone to various modified bone grafts having differing range of values for the material properties; and selecting a modified bone graft having a range of values into which the material properties of the recipient bone falls within. The material properties may include yield strength, ultimate strength (tensile, compressive, and shear), modulus of elasticity, Young's Modulus, compression modulus, bulk modulus, rigidity modulus, shear modulus, compressive strength, resilience, toughness, stiffness, elastic energy, plastic energy, strain energy, and hysteresis.
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