Simulation of anterior cruciate ligament deficiency in a musculoskeletal model with anatomical knees.

ABSTRACT: Abnormal knee kinematics and meniscus injury resulting from anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) deficiency are often implicated in joint degeneration even though changes in tibio-femoral contact location after injury are small, typically only a few millimeters. Ligament reconstruction surgery does not significantly reduce the incidence of early onset osteoarthritis. Increased knowledge of knee contact mechanics would increase our understanding of the effects of ACL injury and help guide ACL reconstruction methods. Presented here is a cadaver specific computational knee model combined with a body-level musculoskeletal model from a subject of similar height and weight as the cadaver donor. The knee model was developed in the multi-body framework and includes representation of the menisci. Exper

SUBMITTER: Guess TM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3314869 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature