The design of a total knee replacement implant needs to take account the complex surfaces
of the knee which it is replacing. Ensuring design performance of the implant requires in vitro …

Computational multibody models of the elbow joint can provide a powerful tool to study joint
biomechanics, examine muscle and ligament function, soft tissue loading, and the effects of …

Current lower limb musculoskeletal (MSK) models focus on sagittal plane kinematics.
However, abnormal gait is typically associated with sagittal plane motions crossing into …

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common, degenerative joint disease that causes painful movement,
and persons with OA report limitations in performing daily activities and feeling “wobbly” or …

Several approaches have been used to devise a model of the human tibiofemoral joint for
embedment in lower limb musculoskeletal models. However, no study has considered the …

From an engineering standpoint, articular cartilage and meniscus are porous viscoelastic
materials with water as their most prevalent component. However, fluid pressurization has …

Objective: Tibiofemoral geometries in a total knee replacement (TKR) affect the performance
of an implant during activities of daily living. The specially shaped components of a surface …

Anterior–posterior stability in an unconstrained mobile-bearing total knee arthroplasty (TKA)
and one with rotational constraints is compared in a computational model based on an …

Impingement with surrounding tissues is a major cause of failure of anterior cruciate
ligament reconstruction. However, the complexity of the knee kinematics and anatomical …

In knee trauma, such as anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture, the mechanical
environment of the joint is altered. Patients with ACL-deficient knees can experience …