title: [A biomechanical model of human knee-joint elastic articulate contact].
abstract: In this paper, based on the characterizations of human knee-joint anatomical structures and reports of the literature and experiments, a biomechanical model of the human knee-joint elastic articulate contact is developed under the conditions of sampling the human knee-joints. This model is believed to be a powerful tool for functional analysis of the knee, for evaluation of surgical and diagnostic procedures and for design of artificial joints.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, P. R. China.
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Tumer
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Akkas
mesh_terms: D004548:Elasticity; D005269:Femur / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D008432:Mathematical Computing; D008954:Models, Biological; D013977:Tibia / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology