Liam Montgomery, Jance McGale, Brent Lanting, Ryan Willing
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Abstract
Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is an end-stage treatment for knee osteoarthritis that relieves pain and loss of mobility, but patient satisfaction and revision rates require improvement. One cause for TKA revision is joint instability, which may be due to improper ligament balancing. A better understanding of the relationship between prosthesis design, alignment, and ligament engagement is necessary to improve component designs and surgical techniques to achieve better outcomes. We investigated the biomechanical effects of ligament model complexity and ligament wrapping during laxity tests using a virtual joint motion simulator. There was little difference in kinematics due to ligament complexity or ligament wrapping.
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The primary aims of Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering are to provide a means of communicating the advances being made in the areas of biomechanics and biomedical engineering and to stimulate interest in the continually emerging computer based technologies which are being applied in these multidisciplinary subjects. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering will also provide a focus for the importance of integrating the disciplines of engineering with medical technology and clinical expertise. Such integration will have a major impact on health care in the future.