@inproceedings{0406949fc6e2455e92a2ab36470ae505,
title = "Evaluating different shapes of cranial fixation mini-plates using finite element method",
abstract = "Medical grade 3D printing offers the possibility to manufacture patient-specific implants to treat cranial defects. The performance of the implant assembly depends on many factors, such as material, thickness, size and manufacturing accuracy. A significant factor in the stability and success of the assembly is the fixation method. Cranial implants are usually fixed to the skull by means of mini-plates. Biomechanical assessment of fixing the implant to the skull might be helpful not only for mini-plate design but might be beneficial also for the surgeons. In this study, four different mini-plate designs were analyzed and compared based on the stress-strain analysis of one cranial implant fixed at three locations by mini-plates. Computational simulations were done using Finite Element Method.",
keywords = "Cranial implants, FEA, Fixation mini-plates, Polymethyl methacrylate, Stress-strain analysis",
author = "J. Chamrad and P. Marci{\'a}n and N. Narra and L. Bor{\'a}k",
note = "jufoid=58152; Joint Conference of the European Medical and Biological Engineering Conference (EMBEC) and the Nordic-Baltic Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics (NBC) ; Conference date: 01-01-1900",
year = "2018",
doi = "10.1007/978-981-10-5122-7_187",
language = "English",
isbn = "9789811051210",
series = "IFMBE Proceedings",
publisher = "Springer Verlag",
pages = "747--750",
booktitle = "EMBEC and NBC 2017 - Joint Conference of the European Medical and Biological Engineering Conference EMBEC 2017 and the Nordic-Baltic Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics, NBC 2017",
address = "Germany",
}