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ArticleClinical biomechanics (Bristol, Avon)2017

Analysis of in-vivo articular cartilage contact surface of the knee during a step-up motion.

Peng Yin, Jing-Sheng Li, Willem A Kernkamp, Tsung-Yuan Tsai, Seung-Hoon Baek, Ali Hosseini, Lin Lin, Peifu Tang, Guoan Li

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Article in Clinical biomechanics (Bristol, Avon), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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9 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Peng YinOrthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA; Department of Orthopaedics, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, China Capital Medical University, No. 8 GongTiNanLu, Chao-Yang District, Beijing 100020, PR China.
Jing-Sheng LiOrthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
Willem A KernkampOrthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
Tsung-Yuan TsaiOrthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
Seung-Hoon BaekOrthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
Ali HosseiniOrthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
Lin LinInstitute of Sports Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital, North Garden Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100191, PR China.
Peifu TangDepartment of Orthopaedics, Chinese PLA General Hospital, No. 28 Fuxin Road, Beijing 100853, PR China.
Guoan LiOrthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA. Electronic address: gli1@partners.org.
Harvard University · USMassachusetts General Hospital · USBeijing Chao-Yang Hospital · CNChinese PLA General Hospital · CNPeking University · CN

Funding

In vivo ACL Reconstruction BiomechanicsR01AR055612 · NIAMS · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI LI, GUOAN · 2008 to 2012
$1.9M
NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR055612
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNumerous studies have reported on the tibiofemoral articular cartilage contact kinematics, however, no data has been reported on the articular cartilage geometry at the contact area. This study investigated the in-vivo tibiofemoral articular cartilage contact biomechanics during a dynamic step-up motion.

methodsTen healthy subjects were imaged using a validated magnetic resonance and dual fluoroscopic imaging technique during a step-up motion. Three-dimensional bone and cartilage models were constructed from the magnetic resonance images. The cartilage contact along the motion path was analyzed, including cartilage contact location and the cartilage surface geometry at the contact area.

findingsThe cartilage contact excursions were similar in anteroposterior and mediolateral directions in the medial and lateral compartments of the tibia plateau (P>0.05). Both medial and lateral compartments were under convex (femur) to convex (tibia) contact in the sagittal plane, and under convex (femur) to concave (tibia) contact in the coronal plane. The medial tibial articular contact radius was larger than the lateral side in the sagittal plane along the motion path (P<0.001). INTERPRETATIONS: These data revealed that both the medial and lateral compartments of the knee experienced convex (femur) to convex (tibia) contact in sagittal plane (or anteroposterior direction) during the dynamic step-up motion. These data could provide new insight into the in-vivo cartilage contact biomechanics research, and may provide guidelines for development of anatomical total knee arthroplasties that are aimed to reproduce normal knee joint kinematics.

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FemurMovementTibiaAdultArthroplasty, Replacement, KneeBiomechanical PhenomenaBiophysicsBone and BonesCartilage, ArticularFemaleFluoroscopyHumansKnee JointMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleRange of Motion, ArticularCartilageCartilage contactContact geometryIn-vivo kinematicsKneeStep up motion

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