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Watanabe K, Mutsuzaki H, Fukaya T, Aoyama T, Nakajima S, Sekine N, Mori K. Development of a Knee Joint CT-FEM Model in Load Response of the Stance Phase During Walking Using Muscle Exertion, Motion Analysis, and Ground Reaction Force Data. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020; 56:medicina56020056. [PMID: 32013100 PMCID: PMC7074273 DOI: 10.3390/medicina56020056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2019] [Revised: 01/16/2020] [Accepted: 01/26/2020] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
Abstract
Background and objectives: There are no reports on articular stress distribution during walking based on any computed tomography (CT)-finite element model (CT-FEM). This study aimed to develop a calculation model of the load response (LR) phase, the most burdensome phase on the knee, during walking using the finite element method of quantitative CT images. Materials and Methods: The right knee of a 43-year-old man who had no history of osteoarthritis or surgeries of the knee was examined. An image of the knee was obtained using CT and the extension position image was converted to the flexion angle image in the LR phase. The bone was composed of heterogeneous materials. The ligaments were made of truss elements; therefore, they do not generate strain during expansion or contraction and do not affect the reaction force or pressure. The construction of the knee joint included material properties of the ligament, cartilage, and meniscus. The extensor and flexor muscles were calculated and set as the muscle exercise tension around the knee joint. Ground reaction force was vertically applied to suppress the rotation of the knee, and the thigh was restrained. Results: An FEM was constructed using a motion analyzer, floor reaction force meter, and muscle tractive force calculation. In a normal knee, the equivalent stress and joint contact reaction force in the LR phase were distributed over a wide area on the inner upper surface of the femur and tibia. Conclusions: We developed a calculation model in the LR phase of the knee joint during walking using a CT-FEM. Methods to evaluate the heteromorphic risk, mechanisms of transformation, prevention of knee osteoarthritis, and treatment may be developed using this model.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kunihiro Watanabe
- Department of Radiology, Saitama Prefecture Saiseikai Kurihashi Hospital, Kuki, Saitama 349-1105, Japan;
- Department of Radiological Sciences, Graduate School of Human Health Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Arakawa, Tokyo 116-8551, Japan;
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- Center for Medical Sciences, Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences, Ami, Ibaraki 300-0394, Japan;
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences Hospital, Ami, Ibaraki 300-0331, Japan
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Tsukuba International University, Tsuchiura, Ibaraki 300-0051, Japan;
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences, Ami, Ibaraki 300-0394, Japan;
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences, Ami, Ibaraki 300-0394, Japan;
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, Graduate School of Human Health Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Arakawa, Tokyo 116-8551, Japan;
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences, Ami, Ibaraki 300-0394, Japan;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +81-29-888-4000
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Maas A, Kim TK, Miehlke RK, Hagen T, Grupp TM. Differences in anatomy and kinematics in Asian and Caucasian TKA patients: influence on implant positioning and subsequent loading conditions in mobile bearing knees. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2014; 2014:612838. [PMID: 25538943 PMCID: PMC4258361 DOI: 10.1155/2014/612838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2014] [Revised: 07/30/2014] [Accepted: 07/30/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The objective of our study was to determine the mechanical stress conditions under tibiofemoral loading with an overlay of knee kinematics in deep flexion on two different mobile bearing designs in comparison to in vivo failure modes. This study investigates the seldom but severe complication of fatigue failure of polyethylene components at mobile bearing total knee arthroplasty designs. Assuming a combination of a floor-based lifestyle and tibial malrotation as a possible reason for a higher failure rate in Asian countries we developed a simplified finite element model considering a tibiofemoral roll-back angle of 22° and the range of rotational motion of a clinically established floating platform design (e.motion FP) at a knee flexion angle of 120° in order to compare our results to failure modes found in retrieved implants. Compared to the failure mode observed in the clinical retrievals the locations of the occurring stress maxima as well as the tensile stress distribution show analogies. From our observations, we conclude that the newly introduced finite element model with an overlay of deep knee flexion (lateral roll-back) and considerable internally rotated tibia implant positioning is an appropriate analysis for knee design optimizations and a suitable method to predict clinical failure modes.
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- Allan Maas
- Aesculap AG Research & Development, Am Aesculap-Platz, 78532 Tuttlingen, Germany
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- Joint Reconstruction Center, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam 463-707, Republic of Korea
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- Knee Division, The Rhine-Main Centre for Joint Diseases, Wilhelmstraße 30, 65183 Wiesbaden, Germany
- Knee Division, The Muensterland Centre for Joint Diseases, Buelt 13, 48143 Muenster, Germany
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- Aesculap AG Research & Development, Am Aesculap-Platz, 78532 Tuttlingen, Germany
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- Aesculap AG Research & Development, Am Aesculap-Platz, 78532 Tuttlingen, Germany
- Ludwig Maximilians University Clinic for Orthopaedic Surgery, Campus Grosshadern, Marchioninistraße 15, 81377 Munich, Germany
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