Abstract: Soft tissue structures of the L4L5 level of the human lumbar spine are represented in finiteelement (FE) models, which are used to evaluate spine biomechanics and implant performance. These models typically use average ...

Abstract: Dynamic, in vivo evaluations of knee mechanics are important for understanding knee injury and repair, and developing successful treatments. Computational models have been used with in vivo experiments to quantify joint ...

Abstract: Plate fractures after fixation of a Vancouver Type B1 periprosthetic femoral fracture (PFF) are difficult to treat and could lead to severe disability. However, due to the lack of direct measurement of in vivo performance ...

Abstract: Micromotion exceeding 150 μm at the implant–bone interface may prevent bone formation and limit fixation after cementless knee arthroplasty. Understanding the critical parameters impacting micromotion is required for optimal ...

Abstract: Musculoskeletal models are powerful tools that allow biomechanical investigations and predictions of muscle forces not accessible with experiments. A core challenge modelers must confront is validation. Measurements of ...

Abstract: Relative motions within normal and pathological joints of the human body can occur on the submillimeter and subdegree scale. Dynamic radiography can be used to create a rapid sequence of images from which measurements of ...

Abstract: Modeling complex knee biomechanics is a continual challenge, which has resulted in many models of varying levels of quality, complexity, and validation. Beyond modeling healthy knees, accurately mimicking pathologic knee ...