Sensitivity of knee cartilage biomechanics in finite element analysis to selected Musculoskeletal models

Joose P.J. Peitola; Amir Esrafilian; Atte S.A. Eskelinen; Michael S. Andersen; Rami K. Korhonen

doi:10.1080/10255842.2024.2360594

Sensitivity of knee cartilage biomechanics in finite element analysis to selected Musculoskeletal models

Joose P.J. Peitola^*
, Amir Esrafilian
, Atte S.A. Eskelinen
, Michael S. Andersen
, Rami K. Korhonen

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Knee joint kinematics and kinetics analyzed by musculoskeletal (MS) modeling are often utilized in finite element (FE) models, estimating tissue-level mechanical responses. We compared knee cartilage stresses, strains, and centers of pressure of FE models driven by two widely used MS models, implemented in AnyBody and OpenSim. Minor discrepancies in the results were observed between the models. AnyBody-driven FE models showed slightly higher stresses in the medial tibial cartilage, while OpenSim-driven FE models estimated more anterior and lateral center of pressure. Recognizing these differences in the MS-FE models is important to ensure reliable analysis of cartilage mechanics and failure and simulation of rehabilitation.

Original language	English
Journal	Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering
Volume	28
Issue number	14
Pages (from-to)	2150-2161
Number of pages	12
ISSN	1025-5842
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/10255842.2024.2360594
Publication status	Published - 2025

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Keywords

finite element analysis
Knee cartilage biomechanics
knee osteoarthritis
musculoskeletal modeling
tissue mechanics

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