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Computational Modelling of Patella Femoral Kinematics During Gait Cycle and Experimental Validation

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The effect of loading and boundary conditions on patellar mechanics is significant due to the complications arising in patella femoral joints during total knee replacements. To understand the patellar mechanics with respect to loading and motion, a computational model representing the patella femoral joint was developed and validated against experimental results. The computational model was created in IDEAS NX and simulated in MSC ADAMS/VIEW software. The results obtained in the form of internal external rotations and anterior posterior displacements for a new and experimentally simulated specimen for patella femoral joint under standard gait condition were compared with experimental measurements performed on the Leeds ProSim knee simulator. A good overall agreement between the computational prediction and the experimental data was obtained for patella femoral kinematics. Good agreement between the model and the past studies was observed when the ligament load was removed and the medial lateral displacement was constrained. The model is sensitive to ±5 % change in kinematics, frictional, force and stiffness coefficients and insensitive to time step.

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The author would like to acknowledge the DePuy, a Johnson & Johnson Company, The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, UK and the Institute of Medical and Biological Laboratory, University of Leeds, UK for their extensive support to build up and validate the model.

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Maiti, R. Computational Modelling of Patella Femoral Kinematics During Gait Cycle and Experimental Validation. J. Inst. Eng. India Ser. C 99, 271–276 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40032-016-0275-4

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