Proximal femur (Ariza 2015)¶
Validation model information
- Performed by: Alexander Schubert / Nico Erlinger
- Reviewed by: Corina Klug
- Current Responsible:
Added to VIVA+ Validation Catalog on: 2022-10-21
Last modified: 2023-03-13
Model version (this notebook run for): 0.3.2
© 2019-2023, OpenVT Organization (OVTO)
Available openly under under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License 
Reference¶
A. Schubert, N. Erlinger, C. Leo, J. Iraeus, J. John, C. Klug (2021): "Development of a 50th Percentile Female Femur Model", IRCOBI conference proceedings, http://www.ircobi.org/wordpress/downloads/irc21/pdf-files/2138.pdf
Experiments by Ariza (2014) and Ariza et al. (2015)¶

Ariza, O.; Gilchrist, S.; Widmer, R. P.; Guy, P.; Ferguson, S. J.; Cripton, P. A.; Helgason, B., Comparison of explicit finite element and mechanical simulation of the proximal femur during dynamic drop-tower testing, Journal of biomechanics, Vol. 48, 2015.
Ariza, O. A novel approach to finite element analysis of hip fractures due to sideways falls Master Thesis University of British Columbia (Vancouver), 2014.
Summary¶
14 dynamic drop tower tests on the proximal femur were replicated by prescribing the vertical motion of the upper potting.

Information on the subjects/specimens¶
| Specimen | Bone density | Donor age |
|---|---|---|
| H1167L | normal | 50 |
| H1365R | osteoporotic | 71 |
| H1366R | normal | 73 |
| H1368R | osteoporotic | 70 |
| H1369L | osteoporotic | 69 |
| H1372R | normal | 79 |
| H1373R | osteoporotic | 76 |
| H1374R | osteoporotic | 78 |
| H1375L | normal | 83 |
| H1376L | normal | 79 |
| H1377R | osteoporotic | 80 |
| H1380R | normal | 71 |
| H1381R | osteoporotic | 92 |
| H1382L | osteoporotic | 96 |
Loading and Boundary Conditions¶
The displacement-time histories from the diagrams published by Ariza (2014) were digitised with WebPlotDigitizer v4.4 (https://automeris.io/WebPlotDigitizer).
Experimental responses¶
The force-time histories, published by Ariza (2014) were digitised with WebPlotDigitizer v4.4.
Other notes for simulation¶
Notes on implementation and iterations during the implementation of validation simulations.
simulation_list = ["H1167L", "H1365R", "H1366R", "H1368R", "H1369L", "H1372R", "H1373R",
"H1374R", "H1375L", "H1376L", "H1377R", "H1380R", "H1381R", "H1382L"]
name ='Name_of_person'
date = datetime.date.today().strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
dynasaur_output_file_name = 'Dynasaur_output.csv'
Plots¶
Injury Risk Curves¶
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MPS
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Results from Fit_Weibull_2P (95% CI):
Analysis method: Maximum Likelihood Estimation (MLE)
Optimizer: TNC
Failures / Right censored: 11/0 (0% right censored)
Parameter Point Estimate Standard Error Lower CI Upper CI
Alpha 0.0251501 0.00303181 0.0198577 0.0318531
Beta 2.62164 0.664574 1.59514 4.30873
Goodness of fit Value
Log-likelihood 35.8516
AICc -66.2032
BIC -66.9074
AD 1.42996
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Results from Fit_Weibull_2P (95% CI):
Analysis method: Maximum Likelihood Estimation (MLE)
Optimizer: TNC
Failures / Right censored: 9998/0 (0% right censored)
Parameter Point Estimate Standard Error Lower CI Upper CI
Alpha 0.0188615 8.70578e-05 0.0186917 0.0190329
Beta 2.2698 0.0185938 2.23365 2.30654
Goodness of fit Value
Log-likelihood 34433.1
AICc -68862.2
BIC -68847.8
AD 45.4323
------Upper----------
Results from Fit_Weibull_2P (95% CI):
Analysis method: Maximum Likelihood Estimation (MLE)
Optimizer: TNC
Failures / Right censored: 9998/0 (0% right censored)
Parameter Point Estimate Standard Error Lower CI Upper CI
Alpha 0.033667 0.00011894 0.0334347 0.0339009
Beta 3.00049 0.0215959 2.95846 3.04312
Goodness of fit Value
Log-likelihood 31481.4
AICc -62958.7
BIC -62944.3
AD 101.785
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PS99
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Results from Fit_Weibull_2P (95% CI):
Analysis method: Maximum Likelihood Estimation (MLE)
Optimizer: TNC
Failures / Right censored: 11/0 (0% right censored)
Parameter Point Estimate Standard Error Lower CI Upper CI
Alpha 0.015083 0.00203068 0.0115848 0.0196376
Beta 2.35987 0.575181 1.4636 3.80501
Goodness of fit Value
Log-likelihood 40.8492
AICc -76.1984
BIC -76.9026
AD 1.33966
------Lower----------
Results from Fit_Weibull_2P (95% CI):
Analysis method: Maximum Likelihood Estimation (MLE)
Optimizer: TNC
Failures / Right censored: 9998/0 (0% right censored)
Parameter Point Estimate Standard Error Lower CI Upper CI
Alpha 0.0109873 5.63325e-05 0.0108774 0.0110983
Beta 2.04409 0.0166948 2.01163 2.07708
Goodness of fit Value
Log-likelihood 39103.2
AICc -78202.5
BIC -78188.1
AD 39.3013
------Upper----------
Results from Fit_Weibull_2P (95% CI):
Analysis method: Maximum Likelihood Estimation (MLE)
Optimizer: TNC
Failures / Right censored: 9998/0 (0% right censored)
Parameter Point Estimate Standard Error Lower CI Upper CI
Alpha 0.0207839 8.12327e-05 0.0206253 0.0209437
Beta 2.71109 0.0196152 2.67292 2.74981
Goodness of fit Value
Log-likelihood 35444.9
AICc -70885.8
BIC -70871.4
AD 87.3722