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Development Of A Rigid Body Forward Solution Physiological Model Of The Lower Leg To Predict Non Implanted And Implanted Knee Kinematics And Kinetics, John Kyle Patrick Mueller
Development Of A Rigid Body Forward Solution Physiological Model Of The Lower Leg To Predict Non Implanted And Implanted Knee Kinematics And Kinetics, John Kyle Patrick Mueller
Doctoral Dissertations
This dissertation describes the development and results of a physiological rigid body forward solution mathematical model that can be used to predict normal knee and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) kinematics and kinetics. The simulated activities include active extension and weight-bearing deep knee bend. The model includes both the patellofemoral and tibiofemoral joints. Geometry of the normal or implanted knee is represented by multivariate polynomials and modeled by constraining the velocity of lateral and medial tibiofemoral and patellofemoral contact points in a direction normal to the geometry surface.
Center of mass, ligament and muscle attachment points and normal knee geometry were …