… that predicts the relative motion as a function of the non-linear cartilage response predicted
… to predict patellofemoral contact mechanics under varying quadriceps force at four discrete …

… for modeling tibio-femoral articular contact of a knee joint … cartilage and meniscus tissues.
The purpose of developing this … The non-linear contact response was predicted using linear …

… validate predictions of human knee-joint contact mechanics (… Model predictions of joint
contact mechanics were most … and cartilage, particularly estimates of peak contact pressure. The …

… fiber-reinforced composite containing discrete depth dependency [20… that the mechanical
properties of articular cartilage vary … Our model predicted 3.3 deg external tibial rotation in joints …

… Knee articular cartilage is characterized by a complex … cartilage model and the corresponding
mechanics affects the … , multilayered model predictions indicated that cartilage failure was …

… replacements are essential for predicting and optimizing their behavior and durability. …
Typically, multibody human models are composed of rigid bodies connected with mechanical joints…

… –cartilage contacts pairs are included into the model and the … of an MB model of a prothesized
knee able to predict the … developed in this study has proven to be able to rapidly predict …

… that model outcomes are quite robust to variation in cartilage … dynamic modeling of the human
knee to include tibio-femoral … , “Multibody dynamic simulation of knee contact mechanics,” …

… joint contact mechanics, native in vivo contact forces cannot be directly quantified. Instrumented
hip and knee … , is desired for determination of joint health within the multibody system. …

… : the patello-femoral and tibio-femoral joints. The patellofemoral … as a rigid system allowing
multibody dynamic methods for … models to investigate the knee joint mechanics and predict …