Title :
Study on shape of knee joint condyle with anterior cruciate ligament injury
Author :
Hirokawa, S. ; Koga, Y. ; Endo, T.
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Eng., Kyushu Univ., Fukuoka, Japan
fDate :
31 Oct-3 Nov 1996
Abstract :
MRI studies have revealed that athletes who sustain non-contact injury to the anterior cruciate ligament develop a larger convexity of the lateral tibial plateau than normal. To evaluate ACL elongation due to variations in lateral tibial convexity, a 3D mathematical knee model was developed and used to perform a sensitivity study. The simulation results demonstrated that when the intercondylar tubercule became 1 mm higher than normal, strain on the ACL increased by about 20%
Keywords :
biomechanics; biomedical NMR; bone; physiological models; sport; 1 mm; 3D mathematical knee model; MRI studies; anterior cruciate ligament injury; athletes; intercondylar tubercule; knee joint condyle shape; lateral tibial plateau convexity; ligament strain; noncontact injury; sensitivity study; simulation results; sports injuries; Educational institutions; Hospitals; Injuries; Knee; Ligaments; Magnetic resonance imaging; Mathematical model; Orthopedic surgery; Performance analysis; Shape;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1996. Bridging Disciplines for Biomedicine. Proceedings of the 18th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Amsterdam
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3811-1
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1996.651826
