The project presents a knee model, including a six degree-of-freedom patellofemoral joint, patellar stabilizers and contact surfaces for patella and femur.
To analyze the movement of patella during knee flexion and to study deviations from the normal joint function, one can deactivate certain ligaments. The model contains the main stabilizers of the patella: medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL), medial patellotibial ligament (MPTL), lateral retinaculum (LR). The contact surface of the patella is presented as seven facets.
Paper:
Patellar motion and dysfunction of its stabilizers in a biomechanical model of the knee joint.
SECHENOV MEDICAL JOURNAL VOL. 15, No. 1, 2024
https://doi.org/10.47093/2218-7332.2024.15.1.47-60