Sagittal femoral condylar shape varies along a continuum from spherical to ovoid: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Dobbelaere, JH Mueller, T Ait-Si-Selmi… - Archives of Orthopaedic …, 2023 - Springer
Introduction Considerable anatomic variations of sagittal femoral condylar shape have been
reported, with a continuum between spherical (or single-radius) and ovoid (or multi-radius) …

Articulation of the femoral condyle during knee flexion

G Li, C Zhou, Z Zhang, T Foster, H Bedair - Journal of biomechanics, 2022 - Elsevier
Femoral condyle motion of the knee is generally reported using a morphological trans-
epicondyle axis (TEA) or geometric center axis (GCA) in the investigation of the knee …

Physiological articular contact kinematics and morphological femoral condyle translations of the tibiofemoral joint

C Zhou, Z Zhang, Z Rao, T Foster, H Bedair, G Li - Journal of biomechanics, 2021 - Elsevier
The changes of tibiofemoral articular cartilage contact locations during knee activities
represent a physiological functional characteristic of the knee. However, most studies …

Multi-planar instability, laxity and reduced knee flexion during the support phase of walking are determinants of return to sports

T Zhou, Y Xu, L Zhou, S Wang, S Wang… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background: After anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, some patients are not
recommended to return to high-level physical activity because they fail to pass return-to …

Physiological axial tibial rotation of the knee during a weightbearing flexion

G Li, C Zhou, J Yu, S Li, T Foster… - Journal of …, 2023 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Axial tibial rotation is a characteristic motion of the knee, but how it occurs with knee flexion
is controversial. We investigated the mechanisms of tibial rotations by analyzing in vivo …

3D Geometric Shape Reconstruction for Revision TKA and UKA Knees Using Gaussian Process Regression

C Zhou, T Cha, Y Peng, H Bedair, G Li - Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 2021 - Springer
Revision knee surgery is complicated by distortion of previous components and removal of
additional bone, potentially causing misalignment and inappropriate selection of implants. In …

Investigation of femoral condyle height changes during flexion of the knee: implication to gap balance in TKA surgery

Z Zhang, C Zhou, Z Rao, T Foster, H Bedair… - Archives of Orthopaedic …, 2021 - Springer
Background Gap balance of the knee at 0° and 90° of flexion has been pursued in total knee
arthroplasty (TKA) with the trans-epicondyle axis (TEA) as a reference. This study …

Investigation of Characteristic Motion Patterns of the Knee Joint During a Weightbearing Flexion

J Yu, Y Xia, C Zhou, T Tsai, S Li, T Foster… - Annals of Biomedical …, 2023 - Springer
This study aimed to develop and validate a novel flexion axis concept by calculating the
points on femoral condyles that could maintain constant heights during knee flexion. Twenty …

[PDF][PDF] Towards understanding knee instability after TKA from a biomechanical perspective: Defining the boundaries between unstable and stable knees during …

L Rao - 2023 - research-collection.ethz.ch
Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a standard surgical procedure commonly used for the
treatment of end-stage osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. However, a substantial …