Biomechanics of changes in ACL and PCL material properties or prestrains in flexion under muscle force-implications in ligament reconstruction

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 201-209

  Mesfar, W ^a   Shirazi Adl, A ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cruciate ligaments; Finite element; Initial strain; Material properties; Knee joint; Muscle force

Indexed keywords

3D NONLINEAR FINITE ELEMENTS; CONTACT FORCES; CRUCIATE LIGAMENTS; FINITE ELEMENT; INITIAL STRAINS; JOINT RESPONSE; KNEE JOINT; LIGAMENT INJURY; LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; MATERIAL PROPERTY; MUSCLE FORCE; PATELLAR TENDON; PATELLOFEMORAL; PRE-STRAIN; REPLACEMENT MATERIALS;

BIOMECHANICS; BIOPHYSICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; JOINT PROSTHESES; JOINTS (ANATOMY); MUSCLE; STIFFNESS; STRAIN; TENDONS;

PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE; LIGAMENT; MECHANICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; TENDON;

BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDONS;

EID: 39049174316     PISSN: 10255842     EISSN: 14768259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10255840600795959     Document Type: Article

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