Computationally efficient finite element evaluation of natural patellofemoral mechanics

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 132, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Fitzpatrick, Clare K ^a   Baldwin, Mark A ^a   Rullkoetter, Paul J ^a  

^a University of Denver   (United States)

Author keywords

Articular cartilage; Deformable analysis; Finite element modeling; Patellofemoral mechanics

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS TIME; ARTICULAR CARTILAGES; CLINICAL APPLICATION; COMPONENT EVALUATION; COMPUTATIONAL TIME; COMPUTATIONALLY EFFICIENT; CONTACT AREAS; CONTACT MECHANICS; CONTACT PRESSURES; DEEP FLEXION; DEFORMABLE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT EVALUATIONS; FINITE ELEMENT MODELING; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; GROUP OF EIGHTS; IN-VIVO; INDEPENDENT PARAMETERS; JOINT BEHAVIOR; JOINT MECHANICS; NEW DEVICES; OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES; PATELLOFEMORAL; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; PROBABILISTIC ANALYSIS; PROBABILISTIC METHODS; RIGID BODY; ROOT MEAN SQUARE DIFFERENCES; SUBJECT-SPECIFIC; SURGICAL TECHNIQUES; TIBIO-FEMORAL JOINTS;

CARTILAGE; COMPUTATIONAL EFFICIENCY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; JOINTS (ANATOMY); KINEMATICS; LIGAMENTS; POPULATION STATISTICS; RATING; RIGID STRUCTURES;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIOMECHANICS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINEMATICS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NORMAL HUMAN; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; RIGIDITY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; HISTOLOGY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MECHANICAL STRESS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; WEIGHT BEARING;

BIOMECHANICS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 79951744667     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: 15288951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4002854     Document Type: Article

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