Structural Simulation of a Bone-Prosthesis System of the Knee Joint

Abstract

In surgical knee replacement, the damaged knee joint is replaced with artificial prostheses. An accurate clinical evaluation must be carried out before applying knee prosthe-ses to ensure optimal outcome from surgical operations and to reduce the probability of having long-term problems. Useful information can be inferred from estimates of the stress acting onto the bone-prosthesis system of the knee joint. This information can be exploited to tailor the prosthesis to the patient's anatomy. We present a compound system for pre-operative surgical planning based on structural simulation of the bone-prosthesis system, exploiting patient-specific data.

Identification of Structures in Medical Images

“…This can cause pain and inability to walk. In some cases, replacing parts of the joint is the appropriate course of action (Andra et al, 2008). Meniscal tears are a knee injury that is common in both young athletes and the aging population.…”