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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Feb 23.
Published in final edited form as: J Biomech. 2012 Jan 10;45(4):625–633. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2011.11.038

Figure 3.

Figure 3

The outputs of the finite element analysis may depend on mesh density. During reporting, it is necessary to establish confidence in the adequacy of the mesh to reproduce the variable of interest without dependency on the mesh. If primary output of the model is not used for the mesh convergence analysis, document the relationship between the variable used and the primary output of the model. For example, in a finite element representation of a ligament (pulled in one end under displacement control), prediction of ligament force requires a lower mesh density when compared to calculation of peak regional von Misses stress. Image courtesy of Ahmet Erdemir, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland Clinic.