Model Setup

Contents:

• Mesh Creation
  • Bone
  • Meniscus
  • Cartilage
  • Ligaments and Tendons
• Coordinate Systems
  • Femur (DU)
  • Tibia (DU)
  • Patella (DU)
• Registration
  • DU Registration
• Connector Elements
  • Tibiofemoral Coordinate System - Connectors
  • Patella Quadriceps Connectors - Connectors
  • Femur and tibia fixed coordinate systems - Connectors
  • Biceps Femoris Connectors
  • Semimembranosus Connectors
• Initial Material Properties
  • Ligaments and Tendons (spring representation)
  • Ligaments and Tendons (continuum representation)
  • Cartilage
  • Menisci
  • Mass Properties
• Interactions and Ties
  • Ineraction - Ligaments and Tendons
  • Interaction - Bone, Cartilage, Meniscus