Verification, validation and sensitivity studies in computational biomechanics

AE Anderson, BJ Ellis, JA Weiss - Computer methods in …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Computational techniques and software for the analysis of problems in mechanics have
naturally moved from their origins in the traditional engineering disciplines to the study of …

FEBio: finite elements for biomechanics

SA Maas, BJ Ellis, GA Ateshian, JA Weiss - 2012 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
In the field of computational biomechanics, investigators have primarily used commercial
software that is neither geared toward biological applications nor sufficiently flexible to follow …

Engineering aspects of incidence, prevalence, and management of osteoarthritis: a review

DK Verma, P Kumari, S Kanagaraj - Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 2022 - Springer
The knee is the biggest and complicated lower extremity joint that supports mobility and the
entire weight of the human body and lies between the hip joint and ankle joint. Osteoarthritis …

Dynamic mechanical response of brain tissue in indentation in vivo, in situ and in vitro

TP Prevost, G Jin, MA De Moya, HB Alam, S Suresh… - Acta biomaterialia, 2011 - Elsevier
Characterizing the dynamic mechanical properties of brain tissue is deemed important for
developing a comprehensive knowledge of the mechanisms underlying brain injury. The …

FEBio: history and advances

SA Maas, GA Ateshian, JA Weiss - Annual review of biomedical …, 2017 - annualreviews.org
The principal goal of the FEBio project is to provide an advanced finite element tool for the
biomechanics and biophysics communities that allows researchers to model mechanics …

Three-dimensional fibril-reinforced finite element model of articular cartilage

LP Li, JTM Cheung, W Herzog - Medical & biological engineering & …, 2009 - Springer
Collagen fiber orientations in articular cartilage are tissue depth-dependent and joint site-
specific. A realistic three-dimensional (3D) fiber orientation has not been implemented in …

Mechanical characterization of soft viscoelastic gels via indentation and optimization-based inverse finite element analysis

K Liu, MR VanLandingham, TC Ovaert - Journal of the Mechanical …, 2009 - Elsevier
Polymer gels are widely accepted as candidate materials for tissue engineering, drug
delivery, and orthopedic load-bearing applications. In addition, their mechanical and …

Experimental and numerical investigation of the behaviour of articular cartilage under shear loading—interstitial fluid pressurisation and lubrication mechanisms

MA Accardi, D Dini, PM Cann - Tribology International, 2011 - Elsevier
In this paper, the mechanical and frictional responses of articular cartilage when subjected
to alternating shearing forces under a constant load were investigated. Shear testing was …

[HTML][HTML] Near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy. A new method for arthroscopic evaluation of low grade degenerated cartilage lesions. Results of a pilot study

G Spahn, H Plettenberg, E Kahl, HM Klinger… - BMC musculoskeletal …, 2007 - Springer
Background Arthroscopy is a highly sensitive method of evaluating high-grade cartilage
lesions but the detection of low-grade lesions is often is unreliable. Objective measurements …

Uncertainties in indentation testing of articular cartilage: a fibril-reinforced poroviscoelastic study

P Julkunen, RK Korhonen, W Herzog… - Medical engineering & …, 2008 - Elsevier
Indentation testing provides a quantitative technique to evaluate mechanical characteristics
of articular cartilage in situ and in vivo. Traditionally, analytical solutions proposed by Hayes …