User Meeting 2026
The 14th MECHANICAL FINDER User Meeting 2024 ended with success. We would like to thank the people who participated and [...]
Development of a CT-based finite element model to evaluate the efficacy of shock-absorbing floors for fragility hip fracture prevention: An industry–government–academia partnership in Japan’s super-aging society
Oh Y, Yamamoto K, Okawa A, Kaku T, Egawa S, Yoshii T Biocybern. Biomed. Eng. Biocybern Biomed Eng. 2026 Apr-Jun;46(2):423-431.
Decreased Radial Inclination Without Dorsal Angulation Attenuates the Biomechanical Effects of Ulnar Abutment Syndrome: A Finite Element Analysis
Suzuki T, Matsuura Y, Yamazaki T, Hojo A, Ohtori S. J Hand Surg Am. 2026 Apr 27:S0363-5023(26)00221-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2026.02.034. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42047643
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
