User Meeting 2026
The 14th MECHANICAL FINDER User Meeting 2024 ended with success. We would like to thank the people who participated and [...]
Computational models for predicting bone fracture healing: a review of modeling approaches, predictions, and emerging strategies
Pires DG, Completo A, Santos MPSD. Biomech Model Mechanobiol. 2026 Apr 3;25(2):38. doi: 10.1007/s10237-026-02061-x. PMID: 41931119
Sacroiliac Joint Stress Is Affected by Postural Change or Cam Resection in Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndromes: A Finite Element Analysis Study
Nagashima R, Yukizawa Y, Higashihira S, Saito M, Ogura K, Choe H, Kumagai K, Kamono E, Inaba Y, Kobayashi N. Orthop J Sports Med. 2026 Mar 26;14(3):23259671251413584. doi: 10.1177/23259671251413584. [...]
Evaluation of early pelvic Fracture risk after rotational acetabular osteotomy: Finite element analysis of pelvic stress distribution
Hosoyama T, Kaku N, Shibuta Y, Tanaka K. J Orthop. 2026 Feb 6;75:120-125. doi: 10.1016/j.jor.2026.02.022. eCollection 2026 May. PMID: 41717064
Preferential sacral fracture sites in fragility fractures of the pelvis type IVb and comparison of internal fixation methods: CT-based morphological mapping and finite element analysis
Naniwa S, Yorimitsu M, Hasegawa T, Ando T, Okuda R, Fukuoka S, Mochizuki Y, Yamakawa Y, Nakahara R, Hanakawa S, Ozaki T. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 2026 Feb 27;52(1):72. [...]
Elevated Medial Distal Resection Reduces Bone Density in Valgus Total Knee Arthroplasty
Morita Y, Kuriyama S, Shinya Y, Nishitani K, Nakamura S, Matsuda S. J Orthop Res. 2026 Feb;44(2):e70161. doi: 10.1002/jor.70161. PMID: 41673799
Mechanical effects of different cast immobilization positions in colles’ fracture: a finite element analysis investigation
Kobayashi T, Yamazaki T, Matsuura Y, Ohtori S, Suzuki T, Kanazuka A Journal of Biomechanics Available online 17 January 2026, 113167
Bone resorption and stress distribution in standard versus short stems of the Comprehensive Total Shoulder System for shoulder arthroplasty
Inoue K, Suenaga N, Oizumi N, Yamaguchi H, Miyoshi N, Morita S, Kurata S, Imanaka A, Tsujimura K, Kawamura K Seminars in Arthroplasty: JSES Available online 13 January 2026, 151541 [...]
Comparative Finite Element Analysis of Denosumab and Bazedoxifene on Pedicle Screw Stability in Osteoporotic Spines
Asada T, Tani S, Towatari T, Ishikawa M, Varnadore P, Kudo Y, Passias PG, Alman BA, Ishikawa K. JOR Spine. 2025 Dec 9;8(4):e70147. doi: 10.1002/jsp2.70147. eCollection 2025 Dec. PMID: 41376804 [...]
