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Method and system for modelling bone structure

  • US 20050131662A1
  • Filed: 05/11/2004
  • Published: 06/16/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/17/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of preparing a model of the structural patterns of an osteon, wherein the method comprises:

  • identifying structural patterns of the osteon;

    comparing the structural patterns with collagen bundle and hydroxyapatite orientation; and

    comparing the structural patterns with lacunar and canalicular distributions;

    wherein the comparison of the structural patterns of the osteon with the collagen bundle and hydroxyapatite orientation and with the distribution of the lacunae and canaliculae generates data; and

    wherein the data is compiled in a computer program, and wherein the structural patterns comprise extinct and bright lamellae, the extinct lamellae having a collagen distribution generally parallel to an osteon axis, and the bright lamellae having a collagen distribution generally transverse to an osteon axis at a midpoint of its thickness.

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