Subject-specific evaluation of patellofemoral joint biomechanics during functional activity

M Akbarshahi; JW Fernandez; AG Schache; MG Pandy

Journal article

Subject-specific evaluation of patellofemoral joint biomechanics during functional activity

M Akbarshahi, JW Fernandez, AG Schache, MG Pandy

Medical Engineering and Physics | Published : 2014

DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2014.06.009

Abstract

Patellofemoral joint pain is a common problem experienced by active adults. However, relatively little is known about patellofemoral joint load and its distribution across the medial and lateral facets of the patella. In this study, biomechanical experiments and computational modeling were used to study patellofemoral contact mechanics in four healthy adults during stair ambulation. Subject-specific anatomical and gait data were recorded using magnetic resonance imaging, dynamic X-ray fluoroscopy, video motion capture, and multiple force platforms. From these data, in vivo tibiofemoral joint kinematics and knee muscle forces were computed and then applied to a deformable finite-element model..

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Funding Acknowledgements

This work was supported in part by Australian Research Council Discovery Grants DP0772838, DP1095366 and DP120101973 and a VESKI Innovation Fellowship to M.G.P.