Evaluations of knee joint disorders and osteoarthritis (OA) are typically based on patient
symptoms, X-ray or magnetic resonance imaging. However, these techniques are unable to …

Biomechanical modeling of the knee joint has been the object of several studies in the last
30 years [1–12] with the aim of better understanding the passive joint behavior and estimate …

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury often occurs in high intensity sports involving contact
or sudden changes of direction. Knee biomechanics change due to ACL injury and cause …

Co-contraction is a common strategy when performing difficult or unstable motor tasks. For
example, we co-contract muscles of the arm when generating downward force to turn a …

This contribution presents a closed simulation loop for biomechanical models. This is an
interdisciplinary task, since first a biomechanical model is formulated and afterwards this …

Patellar instability is a pathological condition that accounts for 16% to 25% of all injuries in
runners and affects young athletes, particularly those with characteristic knee anatomical …

This thesis investigates computational methods pertaining to multi-physics dynamics
problems featuring continua, discrete systems, and their coupling. Specifically …

The knee joint is one of the most complex joints of the human body. It is one of the joints of
the lower limb where tibiofemoral and patellofemoral sliding allows joint movements. The …

This study presents a subject-specific method to determine in situ both ligament stiffness and
zero-load length of the collateral and the cruciate ligaments. A cadaver knee model is in …

Primary hallmark of osteoarthritis (OA) is the progressive degeneration of articular cartilage.
An accurate estimation of cartilage mechanics is important when analyzing the subject …