Codice identificativo insegnamento: 099793
Programma
sintetico:
Bone and its multiscale morphology
Micro and
macro finite element models of bone
Computer models to predict bone
strength (osteoporosis, metastastic lesions)
Knee anatomy relative to
its function
Anterior cruciate ligament functioning and reconstruction
Modeling
of the knee joint and the complex interactions of the various tissues
Open
access knee models
Biomechanical properties of cartilage
Hyperelastic
and poro-elastic materials
Meniscus and meniscus modeling
The basics
of total knee replacement (TKR)
Modeling cemented and cementless TKR
Hip
anatomy and and total hip replacement (THR)
Forces around the hip and
the knee
Orthoload database
Finite element modeling of failure
mechanisms of THR
Biomechanical issues of hip surface replacement
devices
Wolff’s law and stress shielding
Modeling of periprosthetic
bone remodeling
3-D printing of orthopaedic implants
What is inverse
dynamics and how to calculate moments in the joints?
How can you
calculate muscle forces and joint forces?
Recent innovations in total
joint surgery (computer navigation, robotic surgery, new implant materials,
computer simulations)