Development and Validation of a Tibiofemoral Joint Finite Element Model and Subsequent Gait Analysis of Intact ACL and ACL Deficient Individuals

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative condition of articular cartilage that affects more than 25 million people in the US. Joint injuries, like anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears, can lead to OA due to a change in articular cartilage loading. Gait analysis combined with knee joint finite element...

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Main Author: Czapla, Nicholas
Format: Others
Published: DigitalCommons@CalPoly 2015
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Online Access:https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/1488
https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2637&context=theses