Knee joint stress analysis in standing

• Main Authors: Oshkour, A.A., Abu Osman, Noor Azuan, Davoodi, M.M., Bayat, M., Yau, Y.H., Wan Abas, Wan Abu Bakar
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: T Technology (General); TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/9527/1/Knee_Joint_Stress_Analysis_in_Standing.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/9527/; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79959986234&partnerID=40&md5=e483ad61a86786b24a868356eeb2478e http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-642-21729-6₄₇ http://download.springer.com/static/pdf/849/chp253A10.1007252F978-3-642-21729-647
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Assessment of the stress distribution in the tibiofemoral joint during standing on both legs was the aim of the present work. The finite element method was employed to perform the current study. A compressive load of half of body weight (250N) was applied to the femur head. The cartilages perfectly...