Knee joint biomechanics and cartilage damage prediction during landing: A hybrid MD-FE-musculoskeletal modeling

M Adouni, F Alkhatib, A Gouissem, TR Faisal - PloS one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Understanding the mechanics behind knee joint injuries and providing appropriate
treatment is crucial for improving physical function, quality of life, and employability. In this …

The importance of consideration of collagen cross-links in computational models of collagen-based tissues

M Mohammadkhah, S Klinge - Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Collagen as the main protein in Extra Cellular Matrix (ECM) is the main load-bearing
component of fibrous tissues. Nanostructure and architecture of collagen fibrils play an …

[HTML][HTML] AGES effect on the biomechanics of the knee tendon

M Adouni, A Gouissem, R Mbarki - Results in Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Aging and diabetes, and some other diseases that are associated with a remarkable growth
of non-enzymatical cross-links (advanced glycation end-products AGEs) were considered …

Multiscale Characterization of Type I Collagen Fibril Stress–Strain Behavior under Tensile Load: Analytical vs. MD Approaches

A Gouissem, R Mbarki, F Al Khatib, M Adouni - Bioengineering, 2022 - mdpi.com
Type I collagen is one of the most important proteins in the human body because of its role
in providing structural support to the extracellular matrix of the connective tissues …

Modeling the degeneration of the collagen architecture in a microstructural model of the human cornea

A Pandolfi, ML De Bellis, A Gizzi… - … and Mechanics of …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
We propose an enriched micromechanical model of the collagenous reinforcement of the
eye stromal tissue. As a departure from an over-simplified model proposed a few years back …

Development of a novel geometrically-parametric patient-specific finite element model for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

M Khademi, M Haghpanahi, M Razi, A Sharifnezhad… - The Knee, 2024 - Elsevier
Purpose A personalized model of the knee joint, with adjustable effective geometric
parameters for the transplanted autograft diameter in Anterior Cruciate Ligament …

Biomechanics of knee joint during forward-walking and drop-landing after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: finite element and gait analysis

M Khademi, M Haghpanahi, M Razi… - Acta Mechanica …, 2024 - Springer
The anterior cruciate ligament plays a crucial role in maintaining stability within the knee
joint, particularly for athletes who frequently experience its rupture. This study presents a …

Predictive Refined Computational Modeling of ACL Tear Injury Patterns

M Sharabi, R Agron, A Dolev, R Haj-Ali, M Yassin - Bioengineering, 2024 - mdpi.com
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) ruptures are prevalent knee injuries, with approximately
200,000 ruptures annually, and treatment costs exceed USD two billion in the United States …

Elasto-damage mechanics of osteons: A bottom-up multiscale approach

P Gaziano, E Monaldo, C Falcinelli, G Vairo - Journal of the Mechanics and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, a multiscale rationale is applied to develop a bottom-up modelling strategy for
analysing the elasto-damage response of osteons, resulting in a first step towards a refined …

Continuum versus micromechanical modeling of corneal biomechanics

A Pandolfi, ML De Bellis - Mechanics of Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Two alternative numerical models of the human cornea are used to simulate the mechanical
response under the action of a physiological intraocular pressure (IOP). The first model is …