Discrete element and finite element methods provide similar estimations for hip joint contact mechanics during walking gait
Mao Li, Mikko S. Venäläinen, Shekhar S. Chandra, Rushabh Patel, Jürgen Fripp, Craig Engstrom, Rami K. Korhonen, Juha Töyräs, Stuart Crozier
Topics & Concepts
Finite element methodGaitJoint (building)Contact mechanicsContact areaStructural engineeringGait cycleComputer scienceMaterials scienceMechanicsMathematicsEngineeringPhysicsKinematicsPhysical therapyComposite materialMedicineClassical mechanicsHip disorders and treatmentsLower Extremity Biomechanics and PathologiesOrthopaedic implants and arthroplasty