Abstract
Oral cancer surgery has a negative influence on the quality of life (QOL). As a result of the complex physiology involved in oral functions, estimation of surgical effects on functionality remains difficult. We present a user-friendly biomechanical simulation of tongue surgery, including closure with suturing and scar formation, followed by an automated adaptation of a finite element (FE) model to the shape of the tongue. Different configurations of our FE model were evaluated and compared to a well-established FE model. We showed that the post-operative impairment as predicted by our model was qualitatively comparable to a patient case for five different tongue maneuvers.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 827-839 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Computer methods in biomechanics and biomedical engineering |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 8 |
Early online date | 9 Apr 2019 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 11 Jun 2019 |
Keywords
- UT-Hybrid-D
- finite element analysis
- finite element method
- functional impairment
- Partial glossectomy
- post-operative motion impairment
- virtual surgery
- virtual therapy
- biomechanical model