The combined effect of frontal plane tibiofemoral knee angle and meniscectomy on the cartilage contact stresses and strains

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2360-2372

  Yang, Nicholas ^a   Nayeb Hashemi, Hamid ^a   Canavan, Paul K ^b  

^a Northeastern University   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite element analysis; Knee; Meniscectomy; Valgus; Varus

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; KNEE; MENISCECTOMY; VALGUS; VARUS;

ALIGNMENT; BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE; ELASTICITY; LIGAMENTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; STEEL STRUCTURES; STRAIN; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE; KNEE MENISCUS; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MECHANICAL STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; YOUNG MODULUS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC MODULUS; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; STRESS, MECHANICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349653319     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: 15739686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-009-9781-3     Document Type: Article

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