Stresses and Displacements for Virtual Models of Healthy and Osteoarthritic Knee Joint

2014 ◽  
Vol 658 ◽  
pp. 526-531
Author(s):  
Daniela Tarniţă ◽  
Marius Catana ◽  
Dan Tarnita
Keyword(s):  
Knee Joint ◽  
Geometric Modeling ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Three Dimensional Model ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Human Knee ◽  
Biomechanical Behavior ◽  
Human Knee Joint ◽  
Healthy Knee ◽  
Applied Forces

This paper presents advanced modeling and simulation methods, using the latest generation of CAD-CAE applications. For the geometric modeling of human knee joint embedded applications as DesignModeler, SpaceClaim under Ansys Workbench software package were used. The objective of this study is to present our contributions on the modeling, simulations and finite element analysis of the healthy and osteoarthritic human knee joint in order to quantify and investigate its biomechanical behavior. The main objective of this article is to present a complex three-dimensional model of the healthy knee joint and of the osteoarthritic joint which shows a 15otilt in varus, the joint being affected by osteoarthritis in both compartments, in order to predict stresses and displacements in their individual components. The applied forces were equal with 800 N and 1500 N. Finally the results obtained for normal knee and for OA knee joint are compared.

Modeling and Finite Element Analysis of the Human Knee Joint Affected by Osteoarthritis

2014 ◽  
Vol 601 ◽  
pp. 147-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniela Tarniţă ◽  
Marius Catana ◽  
Dan Nicolae Tarnita
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Articular Cartilage ◽  
Knee Joint ◽  
Cartilage Damage ◽  
Von Mises Stress ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Human Knee ◽  
Biomechanical Behavior ◽  
Human Knee Joint

The paper presents a complex three-dimensional model of the human knee joint, containing bones, ligaments, menisci, tibial and femoral cartilages. To investigate the role of the articular cartilage in the developing of the osteoarthritis, to analyze and simulate the biomechanical behavior of the human knee joint, a finite element analysis was performed. The non-linearities are due to the presence of the contact elements modeled between components surfaces and to the nonlinear properties of the cartilage, applying a load of 800 N and 1500 N, for 0o in flexion. The results show that misalignment (valgus variation) could damage the articular cartilage because they increase the stress magnitude, that progressively produce articular cartilage damage and it enhances the osteoarthritis phenomenon due to mechanical factors. The displacements and the Von Mises stress distributions on the cartilage and menisci for the virtual prototype, considering an angle of 10 degrees for valgus, are presented. The obtained values are comparable with the values obtained by other authors.

Studying the Intact, ACL-Deficient and Reconstructed Human Knee Joint Using a Finite Element Model

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Achilles Vairis ◽  
Markos Petousis ◽  
George Stefanoudakis ◽  
Nectarios Vidakis ◽  
Betina Kandyla ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Knee Joint ◽  
Cruciate Ligament ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Human Knee ◽  
Mechanical Responses ◽  
Human Knee Joint ◽  
Calculated Load ◽  
Anterior Cruciate

The human knee joint has a three dimensional geometry with multiple body articulations that produce complex mechanical responses under loads that occur in everyday life and sports activities. Knowledge of the complex mechanical interactions of these load bearing structures is of help when the treatment of relevant diseases is evaluated and assisting devices are designed. The anterior cruciate ligament in the knee connects the femur to the tibia and is often torn during a sudden twisting motion, resulting in knee instability. The objective of this work is to study the mechanical behavior of the human knee joint in typical everyday activities and evaluate the differences in its response for three different states, intact, injured and reconstructed knee. Three equivalent finite element models were developed. For the reconstructed model a novel repair device developed and patented by the authors was employed. For the verification of the developed models, static load cases presented in a previous modeling work were used. Mechanical stresses calculated for the load cases studied, were very close to results presented in previous experimentally verified work, in both load distribution and maximum calculated load values.

MEASUREMENT AND FITTING ON 3-D ARTICULAR SURFACES OF THE HUMAN KNEE JOINT

2002 ◽  
Vol 14 (04) ◽  
pp. 171-174
Author(s):  
XISHI WANG ◽  
LI-QUN ZHANG
Keyword(s):  
Knee Joint ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Reconstruction Error ◽  
Reconstruction Procedure ◽  
Human Knee ◽  
Articular Surfaces ◽  
Human Knee Joint ◽  
Surface Measurements ◽  
Articulating Surface ◽  
Relative Analysis

In this study, the OptoTrak system was employed to collect the articulating surface measurements of the human knee for the femur, tibia and patella in three experimented specimens. Furthermore, a rigorous mathematical reconstruction procedure that estimates reconstruction error was completed by employed the relative analysis tools. The results show, the measurements for each session were able to reconstruct the three-dimensional calibration to a precision of 0.02mm. On the other word, the OptoTrak can be used to obtain the precise measurements of analytical surface of the human knee joint.

Finite element analysis of human knee joint in varus-valgus

1997 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 139-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
MZ Bendjaballah ◽  
A Shirazi-Adl ◽  
DJ Zukor
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Knee Joint ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Human Knee ◽  
Human Knee Joint

scholarly journals Evaluating the effects of material properties of artificial meniscal implant in the human knee joint using finite element analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Duraisamy Shriram ◽  
Gideon Praveen Kumar ◽  
Fangsen Cui ◽  
Yee Han Dave Lee ◽  
Karupppasamy Subburaj
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Knee Joint ◽  
Material Properties ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Human Knee ◽  
Human Knee Joint
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