Finite element (FE) models of long bones are widely used to analyze implant designs. Experimental validation has been used to examine the accuracy of FE models of cadaveric femurs; however, although convergence tests have been carried out, no FE models of an intact and implanted human cadaveric tibia have been validated using a range of experimental loading conditions. The aim of the current study was to create FE models of a human cadaveric tibia, both intact and implanted with a unicompartmental knee replacement, and to validate the models against results obtained from a comprehensive set of experiments. Seventeen strain rosettes were attached to a human cadaveric tibia. Surface strains and displacements were measured under 17 loading conditions, which consisted of axial, torsional, and bending loads. The tibia was tested both before and after implantation of the knee replacement. FE models were created based on computed tomography (CT) scans of the cadaveric tibia. The models consisted of ten-node tetrahedral elements and used 600 material properties derived from the CT scans. The experiments were simulated on the models and the results compared to experimental results. Experimental strain measurements were highly repeatable and the measured stiffnesses compared well to published results. For the intact tibia under axial loading, the regression line through a plot of strains predicted by the FE model versus experimentally measured strains had a slope of 1.15, an intercept of 5.5 microstrain, and an R(2) value of 0.98. For the implanted tibia, the comparable regression line had a slope of 1.25, an intercept of 12.3 microstrain, and an R(2) value of 0.97. The root mean square errors were 6.0% and 8.8% for the intact and implanted models under axial loads, respectively. The model produced by the current study provides a tool for simulating mechanical test conditions on a human tibia. This has considerable value in reducing the costs of physical testing by pre-selecting the most appropriate test conditions or most favorable prosthetic designs for final mechanical testing. It can also be used to gain insight into the results of physical testing, by allowing the prediction of those variables difficult or impossible to measure directly.

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IN VIVO KNEE KINEMATICS AND JOINT CENTRE OF ROTATION IN TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY GAIT QUANTIFIED BY MOBILE BIPLANE X-RAY IMAGING

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Shanyuanye Guan Hans A. Gray Anthony G. Schache Julian A. Feller Richard de Steiger

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Articular contact motion at the knee during daily activities

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Lucas T. Thomeer Shanyuanye Guan Hans A. Gray Marcus G. Pandy

Abstract We combined mobile biplane X‐ray imaging and magnetic resonance imaging to measure the regions of articular cartilage contact and cartilage thickness at the tibiofemoral and patellofemoral joints during six functional activities: standing, level walking, downhill walking, stair ascent, stair descent, and open‐chain (non‐weight‐bearing) knee flexion. The contact centers traced similar paths on the medial and lateral femoral condyles, femoral trochlea, and patellar facet in all activities while their locations on the tibial plateau were more varied. The translations of the contact centers on the femur and patella were tightly coupled to the tibiofemoral flexion angle in all activities ( r 2 > 0.95) whereas those on the tibia were only moderately related to the flexion angle ( r 2 > 0.62). The regions of contacting cartilage were significantly thicker than the regions of non‐contacting cartilage on the patella, femoral trochlea, and the medial and lateral tibial plateaus in all activities ( p < 0.001). There were no significant differences in thickness between contacting and non‐contacting cartilage on the medial and lateral femoral condyles in all activities, except open‐chain knee flexion. Our results provide partial support for the proposition that cartilage thickness is adapted to joint load and do not exclude the possibility that other factors, such as joint congruence, also play a role in regulating the structure and organization of healthy cartilage. The data obtained in this study may serve as a guide when evaluating articular contact motion in osteoarthritic and reconstructed knees.

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Three‐dimensional motion of the knee‐joint complex during normal walking revealed by mobile biplane x‐ray imaging

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Hans A. Gray Shanyuanye Guan Lucas T. Thomeer Anthony G. Schache Richard de Steiger

ABSTRACT Accurate knowledge of knee kinematics is important for a better understanding of normal joint function and for improving patient outcomes subsequent to joint reconstructive surgery. Limited information is available that accurately describes the relative movements of the bones at the knee in vivo, even for the most common of all activities: walking. We used a mobile X‐ray imaging system to measure the three‐dimensional motion of the entire knee‐joint complex—femur, tibia, and patella—when humans walk over ground at their natural speeds. Data were recorded from 15 healthy individuals (9 males, 6 females; age 30.5 ± 6.2 years). The most pronounced rotational motion of the tibia was flexion‐extension followed by internal‐external rotation and abduction‐adduction (peak‐to‐peak displacements: 70.7°, 9.2°, and 1.9°, respectively). Maximum anterior translation of the tibia was 6.5 mm and occurred in early swing, coinciding with peak knee flexion and peak internal rotation. The most prominent rotational motion of the patella was flexion‐extension (peak‐to‐peak displacement: 50.5°). The tibia pivoted about the medial compartment of the tibiofemoral joint, conferring greater movements of the contact centers in the lateral compartment than the medial compartment (15.4 and 9.7 mm, respectively). Internal‐external rotation, anterior‐posterior translation and medial‐lateral shift of the tibia as well as flexion‐extension and anterior‐posterior translation of the patella were each coupled to the knee flexion angle, as were movements of the contact centers at each joint. These fundamental data serve as a valuable resource for evaluating knee joint function in normal and pathological gait. The data are available in Supplementary_Material_Data.xlsx. © 2019 Orthopaedic Research Society. Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Orthop Res

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Hans A. Gray Amy B. Zavatsky Fulvia Taddei Luca Cristofolini H.S. Gill

Composite bones are synthetic models made to simulate the mechanical behaviour of human bones. Finite element (FE) models of composite bone can be used to evaluate new and modified designs of joint prostheses and fixation devices. The aim of the current study was to create an FE model of a composite tibia and to validate it against results obtained from a comprehensive set of experiments. For this, 17 strain rosettes were attached to a composite tibia (model 3101, Pacific Research Laboratories, Vashon, Washington, USA). Surface strains and displacements were measured under 13 loading conditions. Two FE models were created on the basis of computed tomography scans. The models differed from each other in the mesh and material properties assigned. The experiments were simulated on them and the results compared with experimental results. The more accurate model was selected on the basis of regression analysis. In general, experimental strain measurements were highly repeatable and compared well with published results. The more accurate model, in which the inner elements representing the foam were assigned isotropic material properties and the elements representing the epoxy layer were assigned transversely isotropic material properties, was able to simulate the mechanical behaviour of the tibia with acceptable accuracy. The regression line for all axial loads combined had a slope of 0.999, an intercept of -6.24 microstrain, and an R 2 value of 0.962. The root mean square error as a percentage was 5 per cent.

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