Predictive multibody dynamic simulation of human neuromusculoskeletal systems: a review

M Febrer-Nafría, A Nasr, M Ezati, P Brown… - Multibody System …, 2023 - Springer
Over the past decade, there has been a rapid increase in applications of multibody system
dynamics to the predictive simulation of human movement. Using predictive “what-if” human …

Multiscale mechanics of articular cartilage: potentials and challenges of coupling musculoskeletal, joint, and microscale computational models

JP Halloran, S Sibole, CC Van Donkelaar… - Annals of biomedical …, 2012 - Springer
Articular cartilage experiences significant mechanical loads during daily activities. Healthy
cartilage provides the capacity for load bearing and regulates the mechanobiological …

Prediction and validation of load-dependent behavior of the tibiofemoral and patellofemoral joints during movement

RL Lenhart, J Kaiser, CR Smith, DG Thelen - Annals of biomedical …, 2015 - Springer
The study objective was to construct and validate a subject-specific knee model that can
simulate full six degree of freedom tibiofemoral and patellofemoral joint behavior in the …

Co-simulation of neuromuscular dynamics and knee mechanics during human walking

DG Thelen, K Won Choi… - Journal of …, 2014 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
This study introduces a framework for co-simulating neuromuscular dynamics and knee joint
mechanics during gait. A knee model was developed that included 17 ligament bundles and …

Introduction to force-dependent kinematics: theory and application to mandible modeling

M Skipper Andersen, M De Zee… - Journal of …, 2017 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Knowledge of the muscle, ligament, and joint forces is important when planning orthopedic
surgeries. Since these quantities cannot be measured in vivo under normal circumstances …

[HTML][HTML] A subject-specific finite element musculoskeletal framework for mechanics analysis of a total knee replacement

L Shu, K Yamamoto, J Yao, P Saraswat, Y Liu… - Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Concurrent use of finite element (FE) and musculoskeletal (MS) modeling techniques is
capable of considering the interactions between prosthetic mechanics and subject dynamics …

3D finite element models of shoulder muscles for computing lines of actions and moment arms

JD Webb, SS Blemker, SL Delp - Computer Methods in …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Accurate representation of musculoskeletal geometry is needed to characterise the function
of shoulder muscles. Previous models of shoulder muscles have represented muscle …

Computational foot modeling: scope and applications

E Morales-Orcajo, J Bayod… - … Methods in Engineering, 2016 - Springer
The aim of this paper is to provide a general review of the computational models of the
human foot. The field of computational simulation in biomechanics has significantly …

A computationally efficient strategy to estimate muscle forces in a finite element musculoskeletal model of the lower limb

A Navacchia, DR Hume, PJ Rullkoetter… - Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Concurrent multiscale simulation strategies are required in computational biomechanics to
study the interdependence between body scales. However, detailed finite element models …

Femoral bone mesoscale structural architecture prediction using musculoskeletal and finite element modelling

ATM Phillips, CC Villette… - International Biomechanics, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Through much of the anatomical and clinical literature bone is studied with a focus on its
structural architecture, while it is rare for bone to be modelled using a structural mechanics …