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Subject-Specific Musculoskeletal Modeling Of Hip Dysplasia Biomechanics, Ke Song
Subject-Specific Musculoskeletal Modeling Of Hip Dysplasia Biomechanics, Ke Song
McKelvey School of Engineering Theses & Dissertations
Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) is characterized by abnormal bony anatomy, causes pain and functional limitations, and is a prominent risk factor for premature hip osteoarthritis. Although the pathology of DDH is believed to be mechanically-induced, little is known about how DDH anatomy alters hip biomechanics during activities of daily living, partly due to the difficulties with measuring hip muscle and joint forces. Musculoskeletal models (MSMs) are useful for dynamic simulations of joint mechanics, but the reliability of MSMs for DDH research is limited by an accurate model representation of the unique hip anatomy. To address such challenges, this …