The effect of meniscal tears and resultant partial meniscectomies on the knee contact stresses: A finite element analysis

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 17, Issue 13, 2014, Pages 1452-1463

  Dong, Yuefu ^a   Hu, Guanghong ^b   Dong, Yinghai ^a   Hu, Yang ^b   Xu, Qingrong ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

compressive stress; finite element analysis; knee osteoarthritis; meniscal tear; partial meniscectomy; shear stress

Indexed keywords

CARTILAGE; COMPRESSIVE STRESS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SHEAR STRESS; ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENT;

ARTICULAR CARTILAGES; CONTACT STRESS; HUMAN KNEE JOINT; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MENISCAL TEARS; MENISCECTOMIES; NUMERICAL RESULTS; THREE DIMENSIONAL FINITE ELEMENT MODEL;

JOINTS (ANATOMY);

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER MODEL; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MENISCECTOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

COMPRESSIVE STRESS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MENISCAL TEAR; PARTIAL MENISCECTOMY; SHEAR STRESS;

ADULT; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MODELS, ANATOMIC; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84901380387     PISSN: 10255842     EISSN: 14768259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2012.753063     Document Type: Article

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