A novel quantitative approach for evaluating contact mechanics of meniscal replacements

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Linder Ganz, E ^a   Elsner, J J ^a   Danino, A ^a   Guilak, F ^b   Shterling, A ^a  

^a Active Implants Corporation   (Israel)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cadaver; Knee; Meniscus; Pressure distribution; Sensor

Indexed keywords

ARTICULAR SURFACES; BENCH TESTING; BIOMECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; CADAVER; CONTACT AREAS; CONTACT FORCES; CONTACT MECHANICS; CONTACT PRESSURES; DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS; EFFECTIVE PARAMETERS; GOOD CORRELATIONS; IN-SITU; KNEE; KNEE MENISCUS; LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS; LOAD DISTRIBUTIONS; MENISCECTOMIES; PEAK PRESSURE; PRESSURE MAPS; QUANTITATIVE APPROACH; QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENTS; QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION; QUANTITATIVE METHOD; TIBIAL PLATEAU; VALIDATED METHODS;

BIOMECHANICS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; SENSORS;

QUALITY CONTROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CALCULATION; FEMALE; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; KNEE MENISCUS; LIGAMENT; MALE; MENISCAL REPAIR; MENISCAL TRANSPLANTATION; MENISCECTOMY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PERFORMANCE; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TIBIA; KNEE; MECHANICS; PRESSURE; RESEARCH; TRANSPLANTATION;

HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MECHANICS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRESSURE; RESEARCH; TIBIA;

EID: 77954670536     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: 15288951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4000407     Document Type: Article

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