Gerald F. Harris

Loading effects: geometry versus intrinsic forces in injury risk assessment of the femur in children with osteogenesis imperfecta

Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a rare genetic disorder but is the most common disorder of bone etiology with little known about the impact of physiologic factors on fracture risk. Finite element analysis (FE) models of OI bone have been previously developed to examine fracture risk during ambulation and various daily...