Posttraumatic arthritis (PTA) is one of the most frequent causes of disability after trauma
involving weight-bearing joints and is estimated to be responsible for approximately 10% of …

Advances in computational mechanics, constitutive modeling, and techniques for subject-
specific modeling have opened the door to patient-specific simulation of the relationships …

Methods to predict contact stresses in the hip can provide an improved understanding of
load distribution in the normal and pathologic joint. The objectives of this study were to …

Tekscan pressure sensors are used in biomechanics research to measure joint contact
loads. While the overall accuracy of these sensors has been reported previously, the effects …

Background: Posterior horn detachment (PHD) lesions of the lateral meniscus are commonly
associated with acute anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears. Multiple surgeons have …

A validation study was conducted to determine the extent to which computational ankle
contact finite element (FE) results agreed with experimentally measured tibio-talar contact …

Background: Passive ankle stability under weight-bearing conditions has been found to
depend substantially on the role of the articular surface geometry. In the present study, it was …

A contact finite element (FE) formulation is introduced, amenable to patient-specific analysis
of cumulative cartilage mechano-stimulus attributable to habitual functional activity. CT …

Many intra-articular fracture patients eventually experience significant functional deficits,
pain, and stiffness from post-traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA). Over the last several decades …

Hip osteoarthritis may be initiated and advanced by abnormal cartilage contact mechanics,
and finite element (FE) modeling provides an approach with the potential to allow the study …