Musculoskeletal CT imaging: state-of-the-art advancements and future directions

S Demehri, FI Baffour, JG Klein, E Ghotbi, HA Ibad… - Radiology, 2023 - pubs.rsna.org
CT is one of the most widely used modalities for musculoskeletal imaging. Recent
advancements in the field include the introduction of four-dimensional CT, which captures a …

Computed tomography: state-of-the-art advancements in musculoskeletal imaging

HA Ibad, C de Cesar Netto, D Shakoor… - Investigative …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Although musculoskeletal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) plays a dominant role in
characterizing abnormalities, novel computed tomography (CT) techniques have found an …

In vivo articular cartilage deformation: noninvasive quantification of intratissue strain during joint contact in the human knee

DD Chan, L Cai, KD Butz, SB Trippel, EA Nauman… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
The in vivo measurement of articular cartilage deformation is essential to understand how
mechanical forces distribute throughout the healthy tissue and change over time in the …

Influence of the mechanical environment on the regeneration of osteochondral defects

S Davis, M Roldo, G Blunn, G Tozzi… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Articular cartilage is a highly specialised connective tissue of diarthrodial joints which
provides a smooth, lubricated surface for joint articulation and plays a crucial role in the …

Mechanobiology of the meniscus

AL McNulty, F Guilak - Journal of biomechanics, 2015 - Elsevier
The meniscus plays a critical biomechanical role in the knee, providing load support, joint
stability, and congruity. Importantly, growing evidence indicates that the mechanobiologic …

A novel method to simulate the progression of collagen degeneration of cartilage in the knee: data from the osteoarthritis initiative

ME Mononen, P Tanska, H Isaksson, RK Korhonen - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
We present a novel algorithm combined with computational modeling to simulate the
development of knee osteoarthritis. The degeneration algorithm was based on excessive …

[HTML][HTML] Finite element models of the tibiofemoral joint: A review of validation approaches and modelling challenges

RJ Cooper, RK Wilcox, AC Jones - Medical engineering & physics, 2019 - Elsevier
The knee joint is a complex mechanical system, and computational modelling can provide
vital information for the prediction of disease progression and of the potential for therapeutic …

Quantitative evaluation of the mechanical risks caused by focal cartilage defects in the knee

MS Venäläinen, ME Mononen, J Salo, LP Räsänen… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Focal cartilage lesions can proceed to severe osteoarthritis or remain unaltered even for
years. A method to identify high risk defects would be of utmost importance to guide clinical …

The effect of constitutive representations and structural constituents of ligaments on knee joint mechanics

GA Orozco, P Tanska, ME Mononen, KS Halonen… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Ligaments provide stability to the human knee joint and play an essential role in restraining
motion during daily activities. Compression-tension nonlinearity is a well-known …

Expediting finite element analyses for subject-specific studies of knee osteoarthritis: a literature review

A Paz, GA Orozco, RK Korhonen, JJ García… - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative disease that affects the synovial joints, especially the
knee joint, diminishing the ability of patients to perform daily physical activities …