Topology optimization for the control of load transfer at the bone-implant interface: a preliminary numerical study

Figures & data

Figure 1. (a) The use of internal nodal force in the bone mesh. (b) Presentation of the FE model composed of an implant part on a bone part.

Figure 2. Comparison of the Von Mises stress fields on the top surface of the bone part at the (a) initial and (b) final situations. (c) Final optimized geometry of the implant part.