... substance in the regions that experienced tension from bending. These results suggest that the perichondrium does contribute significantly to the stiffness and strength of the costal-cartilage structure under this type loading, and should be accounted for in computational models of the thorax and ribcage...

...Weixin Shen; Yuqing Niu; Robert F. Mattrey; Adam Fournier; Jackie Corbeil; Yuko Kono; James H. Stuhmiller This study developed and validated finite element (FE) models of swine and human thoraxes and abdomens that had subject-specific anatomies and could accurately and efficiently predict body...