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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"knee simulator"”.
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Design of a knee simulator for the testing of total knee prostheses
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Optimization of ligament parameters on a subject-specific computational human knee model in a dynamic knee simulator using design of experiments
… three dimensional subject-specific computational knee model. The parameters of interest are the zero load length (lambda sub zero), stiffness (k) and the strain level where the force length relationship of the ligament goes from the nonlinear "toe" region to the linear region (epsilon sub l). …
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High flexion kinematics and kinetics for the improvement of artificial knee joints
Total knee arthroplasty has been effective in reducing pain, but less so in restoring function, especially for activities requiring deep knee flexion. The philosophy of this dissertation was that more functionally effective and optimally designed artificial knees could be created for high flexion …
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Design of a Cyclic Sliding, Dynamically Loaded Wear Testing Device for the Evaluation of Total Knee Replacement Materials
… normal walking, the relative motion of the human knee involves flexion/extension, anterior/posterior sliding, and medial/lateral rotation. As well, the knee experiences a complex, dynamic loading curve with a peak of up to seven times body weight. However, most wear testing machines that have been …
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Piezoresistive UHMWPE WMCNT Sensors for Instrumented Total Knee Replacements
… developed and validate an instrumented total knee replacement using a novel piezoresistive polymeric sensor. The addition of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) as electrically conducting fillers to the ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) transforms the electrically insulating …
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Computational Methodology for Generating Patient-Specific Soft Tissue Representations
… a computational model of an experimental knee simulator for simultaneous evaluation of tibiofemoral and patellofemoral mechanics. The model's predictions were verified against experimental measurements, providing a reliable computational tool for further studies. The fourth study …