A human knee joint model considering fluid pressure and fiber orientation in cartilages and menisci

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 497-503

  Gu, K B ^a   Li, L P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Articular cartilage mechanics; Collagen fiber orientation; Fibril reinforced model; Fluid pressure; Knee joint mechanics

Indexed keywords

ARTICULAR CARTILAGES; COLLAGEN FIBER ORIENTATION; FIBRIL-REINFORCED MODEL; FLUID PRESSURE; KNEE JOINT MECHANICS;

CARTILAGE; COLLAGEN; FIBERS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLUIDS; LIGAMENTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POISSON RATIO; PRESSURE; REINFORCEMENT; RESONANCE; ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENT;

JOINTS (ANATOMY);

COLLAGEN FIBER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE STRESS; CHONDROPATHY; COMPRESSION; ELASTICITY; FEMUR CONDYLE; HUMAN; JOINT PRESSURE; KNEE MENISCUS; MALE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; TISSUE STRUCTURE; YOUNG MODULUS;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; COLLAGEN; FEMUR; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MODELS, ANATOMIC; PRESSURE;

EID: 79953327479     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2010.12.001     Document Type: Article

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