This page lists various open source and freely available software that can be useful for the development of Open Knee(s).

Image Analysis & Segmentation

• ITK-SNAP. ITK-SNAP is a software application used to segment structures in 3D medical images (GPL license, see http://www.itksnap.org).

• Slicer. Slicer is a free, open source software package for visualization and image analysis (BSD-style open source license, see http://www.slicer.org).

Geometry & Mesh Generation & Manipulation

• SALOME. SALOME is an open-source software that provides a generic platform for pre- and post-processing for numerical simulation (LGPL license, see http://www.salome-platform.org/).

Scripting & Numerical Analysis

• Python. Python is a programming language (GPL compatible license, http://www.python.org/). Python is the default scripting environment for Open Knee(s); for more details, please refer to ["Infrastructure/SciptingEnvironment"].

• SciPy. SciPy is a Python based open-source software for mathematics, science, and engineering (BSD license, see http://www.scipy.org/).

Finite Element Analysis

• FEBio. FEBio is a nonlinear implicit FE framework designed specifically for analysis in biomechanics and biophysics (Custom open source license; free for research use, licensing for commercial use is available, see http://www.febio.org). Open Knee(s) established a collaboration with FEBio developers for implementation of features towards its use in joint biomechanics. For more details on FEBio, please refer to ["Infrastructure/SimulationSoftware"].

• Code Aster. Code Aster is free and open source software package for numerical simulations in structural mechanics (GPL license, see http://www.code-aster.org).