Three-dimensional finite element model construction and biomechanical analysis of customized titanium alloy lunate prosthesis_Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery

Authors：

WANG Bin ¹ , CAI Xingbo ^1,2 , ZHANG Yue ¹ , ZHANG Bihuan ¹ ,  XU Yongqing ²

1. Graduate School of Kunming Medical University, Kunming Yunnan, 650000, P. R. China;
2. Department of Orthopedics, the 920th Hospital of Joint Logistics Support Force of Chinese PLA, Kunming Yunnan, 650000, P. R. China;

Corresponding author：

XU Yongqing, Email: xuyongqingkm@163.net

Keywords：

Kienböck disease; customized prosthesis; lunate replacement; finite element analysis; biomechanics

DOI：

10.7507/1002-1892.202301039

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Objective To design customized titanium alloy lunate prosthesis, construct three-dimensional finite element model of wrist joint before and after replacement by finite element analysis, and observe the biomechanical changes of wrist joint after replacement, providing biomechanical basis for clinical application of prosthesis. Methods One fresh frozen human forearm was collected, and the maximum range of motions in flexion, extension, ulnar deviation, and radialis deviation tested by cortex motion capture system were 48.42°, 38.04°, 35.68°, and 26.41°, respectively. The wrist joint data was obtained by CT scan and imported into Mimics21.0 software and Magics21.0 software to construct a wrist joint three-dimensional model and design customized titanium alloy lunate prosthesis. Then Geomagic Studio 2017 software and Solidworks 2017 software were used to construct the three-dimensional finite element models of a normal wrist joint (normal model) and a wrist joint with lunate prosthesis after replacement (replacement model). The stress distribution and deformation of the wrist joint before and after replacement were analyzed for flexion at and 15°, 30°, 48.42°, extension at 15°, 30°, and 38.04°, ulnar deviation at 10°, 20°, and 35.68°, and radial deviation at 5°, 15°, and 26.41° by the ANSYS 17.0 finite element analysis software. And the stress distribution of lunate bone and lunate prosthesis were also observed. Results The three-dimensional finite element models of wrist joint before and after replacement were successfully constructed. At different range of motion of flexion, extension, ulnar deviation, and radial deviation, there were some differences in the number of nodes and units in the grid models. In the four directions of flexion, extension, ulnar deviation, and radial deviation, the maximum deformation of wrist joint in normal model and replacement model occurred in the radial side, and the values increased gradually with the increase of the range of motion. The maximum stress of the wrist joint increased gradually with the increase of the range of motion, and at maximum range of motion, the stress was concentrated on the proximal radius, showing an overall trend of moving from the radial wrist to the proximal radius. The maximum stress of normal lunate bone increased gradually with the increase of range of motion in different directions, and the stress position also changed. The maximum stress of lunate prosthesis was concentrated on the ulnar side of the prosthesis, which increased gradually with the increase of the range of motion in flexion, and decreased gradually with the increase of the range of motion in extension, ulnar deviation, and radialis deviation. The stress on prosthesis increased significantly when compared with that on normal lunate bone. Conclusion The customized titanium alloy lunate prosthesis does not change the wrist joint load transfer mode, which provided data support for the clinical application of the prosthesis.

Citation： WANG Bin, CAI Xingbo, ZHANG Yue, ZHANG Bihuan, XU Yongqing. Three-dimensional finite element model construction and biomechanical analysis of customized titanium alloy lunate prosthesis. Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery, 2023, 37(7): 821-826. doi: 10.7507/1002-1892.202301039 Copy

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2. 赵万秋, 徐永清. 月骨的临床解剖学及人工假体的研究进展. 生物骨科材料与临床研究, 2020, 17(6): 60-64.
3. Kanatani T, Yamasaki K, Fujioka H. Carpal tunnel syndrome associated with a fracture of a silicone implant for Kienböck’s disease: two case reports. Hand Surg, 2010, 15(3): 225-227.
4. Viljakka T, Tallroth K, Vastamäki M. Long-term outcome (22-36 years) of silicone lunate arthroplasty for Kienbock’s disease. J Hand Surg (Eur Vol), 2014, 39(4): 405-415.
5. 李睿夫, 缪旭东, 闫乔生, 等. 骨水泥假体置换治疗月骨缺血性坏死的临床研究. 中国现代医学杂志, 2017, 27(1): 107-110.
6. 徐永清, 宋慕国, 范新宇, 等. 3D打印微孔钛人工腕关节的设计与临床应用. 中华关节外科杂志 (电子版), 2021, 15(2): 143-150.
7. 马天晓. 3D打印多孔结构软组织长入的组织学特性. 石家庄: 河北医科大学, 2020.
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10. Bajuri MN, Abdul Kadir MR, Murali MR, et al. Biomechanical analysis of the wrist arthroplasty in rheumatoid arthritis: a finite element analysis. Med Biol Eng Comput, 2013, 51(1-2): 175-186.
11. Gíslason MK, Stansfield B, Nash DH. Finite element model creation and stability considerations of complex biological articulation: The human wrist joint. Med Eng Phys, 2010, 32(5): 523-531.
12. 张浩, 朱建民, 马南, 等. 腕关节有限元骨性建模及力学分析. 江苏大学学报 (医学版), 2013, 23(1): 53-56.
13. 魏明杰, 许育健, 吴一芃, 等. 手腕部不同载荷状态下舟月骨间韧带应力分布分析. 中国临床解剖学杂志, 2021, 39(5): 586-592.
14. Gholamian F, Ashrafi M, Moradi A. Finite element analysis of intraosseous distal radioulnar joint prosthesis. BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 2022, 23(1): 785. doi: 10.1186/s12891-022-05746-3.
15. Bajuri MN, Kadir MR, Raman MM, et al. Mechanical and functional assessment of the wrist affected by rheumatoid arthritis: A finite element analysis. Med Eng Phys, 2012, 34(9): 1294-1302.
16. Gislason MK, Foster E, Bransby-Zachary M, et al. Biomechanical analysis of the Universal 2 implant in total wrist arthroplasty: a finite element study. Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin, 2017, 20(10): 1113-1121.
17. Manal K, Lu X, Nieuwenhuis MK, et al. Force transmission through the juvenile idiopathic arthritic wrist: a novel approach using a sliding rigid body spring model. J Biomech, 2002, 35(1): 125-133.
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20. Schuind F, Cooney WP, Linscheid RL, et al. Force and pressure transmission through the normal wrist. A theoretical two-dimensional study in the posteroanterior plane. J Biomech, 1995, 28(5): 587-601.
21. Genda E, Horii E. Theoretical stress analysis in wrist joint-neutral position and functional position. J Hand Surg (Br), 2000, 25(3): 292-295.

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