Evaluation of a musculoskeletal model with prosthetic knee through six experimental gait trials

M Kia, AP Stylianou, TM Guess - Medical engineering & physics, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Knowledge of the forces acting on musculoskeletal joint tissues during movement
benefits tissue engineering, artificial joint replacement, and our understanding of ligament …

Concurrent prediction of muscle and tibiofemoral contact forces during treadmill gait

TM Guess, AP Stylianou, M Kia - Journal of …, 2014 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Detailed knowledge of knee kinematics and dynamic loading is essential for improving the
design and outcomes of surgical procedures, tissue engineering applications, prosthetics …

Lateral patellar maltracking due to trochlear dysplasia: A computational study

SC Rezvanifar, BL Flesher, KC Jones, JJ Elias - The Knee, 2019 - Elsevier
Background The study focuses on the influence of trochlear dysplasia on patellar tracking
related to patellar instability. Methods Knee extension against gravity and dual-limb …

Allowing one quadrant of patellar lateral translation during medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction successfully limits maltracking without overconstraining the …

JJ Elias, KC Jones, MK Lalonde, JN Gabra… - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2018 - Springer
Purpose Graft tensioning during medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) reconstruction
typically allows for lateral patellar translation within the trochlear groove. Computational …

Development of an open-source, discrete element knee model

A Schmitz, D Piovesan - IEEE Transactions on Biomedical …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Objective: Biomechanical modeling is an important tool in that it can provide estimates of
forces that cannot easily be measured (eg, soft tissue loads). The goal of this study was to …

Anatomical characteristics contributing to patellar dislocations following MPFL reconstruction: A dynamic simulation study

JC Watts, LD Farrow, JJ Elias - Journal of …, 2023 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Pathologic anatomy is a primary factor contributing to redislocation of the patella following
reconstruction of the medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL). A pivot landing was simulated …

Dynamic simulation of the effects of graft fixation errors during medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction

JJ Elias, MJ Kelly, KE Smith… - Orthopaedic Journal of …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) reconstruction is performed to prevent
recurrent instability, but errors in femoral fixation can elevate graft tension. Hypothesis …

Dynamic tracking influenced by anatomy following medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction: computational simulation

JJ Elias, KC Jones, SC Rezvanifar, JN Gabra… - The Knee, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Continued patellar instability can occur following medial patellofemoral
ligament (MPFL) reconstruction. Computational simulation of function was used to …

[HTML][HTML] In vivo patellofemoral contact mechanics during active extension using a novel dynamic MRI-based methodology

BS Borotikar, FT Sheehan - Osteoarthritis and cartilage, 2013 - Elsevier
Objectives To establish an in vivo, normative patellofemoral (PF) cartilage contact
mechanics database acquired during voluntary muscle control using a novel, dynamic …

Experimental methods for studying the contact mechanics of joints

R Zdero, P Brzozowski… - BioMed Research …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Biomechanics researchers often experimentally measure static or fluctuating dynamic
contact forces, areas, and stresses at the interface of natural and artificial joints, including …