Protocol for constructing subject-specific biomechanical models of knee joint

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 589-603

  Yang, N H ^a   Canavan, P K ^b   Nayeb Hashemi, H ^a   Najafi, B ^c   Vaziri, A ^a  

^a Northeastern University   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite element method; Knee biomechanics; Motion analysis; Subject specific model

Indexed keywords

3D FINITE ELEMENT MODEL; ARTICULAR CARTILAGES; BIOMECHANICAL MODEL; BODY POSTURES; BODY WEIGHT; CONTACT KINETICS; FORCE PLATFORM DATA; GAIT CYCLES; HUMAN KNEE JOINT; INDUCED STRESS; KNEE BIOMECHANICS; KNEE JOINT; MOTION ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; ROBUST PROTOCOL; STRESS AND STRAIN DISTRIBUTION; SUBJECT-SPECIFIC; SUBJECT-SPECIFIC MODEL;

BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE; ELASTICITY; JOINTS (ANATOMY); LIGAMENTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RESONANCE; STRAIN; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; KNEE; PHYSIOLOGY;

BIOMECHANICS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT;

EID: 77958090927     PISSN: 10255842     EISSN: 14768259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10255840903389989     Document Type: Article

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