Citation:
Franceskides C, Leger T, Horsfall I, et al., (2016) Evaluation of bone excision on occipital area of simulated human skull. 22nd Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics (ESB 2016), 10-13 July 2007, Lyon, France
Abstract:
Surgical effects of bone and soft tissue tumours,
whether for biopsy or full excision have been
researched from as early as the 1970’s [1]. These
researches though have as main focus the biological
(histological) rather the mechanical aspects of the
effects [2]. With technological advances in biomedical
and biomechanical modelling, a plethora of researchers
have been exploring the possibilities of understanding
[3] or even predicting musculoskeletal behaviour under
different loading conditions [4]. This research is
seeking to bridge these two different facets by looking
into the mechanical effects bone tumour surgery might
have to the structural rigidity of a simulated human
skull.