The rotator cuff tendons of the shoulder joint : anatomy and development of a model to predict and prevent tears

• Main Author: Khong, Chee Houe
• Other Authors: Denny Lie
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Bioengineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/18841
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This project aims to develop a finite element model to predict the stress and strain patterns in the rotator cuff. The three dimensional model was constructed from the CT scan images available from the database of Visible Human Project by National Library of Medicine, USA. A software MIMICS was util...