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Empirical joint contact mechanics: A comprehensive review
Jessica C Küpper1,2, Payam Zandiyeh3, Janet L Ronsky2,4
1Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Summary
Empirical joint contact mechanics measurement (EJCM) provides crucial insights into how joint changes affect cartilage health and osteoarthritis risk. Advanced techniques are vital for understanding and treating joint degeneration.
Area of Science:
- Orthopedic biomechanics
- Biomedical engineering
- Kinesiology
Background:
- Cartilage contact mechanics are crucial for joint health, with changes linked to osteoarthritis (OA) risk.
- Understanding altered joint kinematics and kinetics is key to OA pathogenesis.
- Empirical Joint Contact Mechanics Measurement (EJCM) offers insights into these surface interactions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review and discuss various EJCM approaches for articulating joints.
- To inform researchers across disciplines about measurement and analysis techniques.
- To highlight future directions for advancing EJCM in joint health research.
Main Methods:
- Review of classical methods: radiographic, dye staining, casting, pressure measurement.
- Inclusion of advanced imaging: stereophotogrammetry, CT, MRI, videoradiography.
- Discussion of analysis techniques: relative velocity, tractional stress, contact area shape, normalization, superposition.
Main Results:
- EJCM encompasses a range of techniques from classical to advanced imaging.
- Analysis of joint contact mechanics requires consideration of multiple factors and advanced methods.
- These measurements are essential for understanding cartilage health and degeneration.
Conclusions:
- EJCM is pivotal for advancing the understanding of cartilage health and OA.
- Future research should focus on relative velocity, tractional stress, and regional cartilage health.
- EJCM findings can guide the development and assessment of joint interventions.
Keywords:
Contact mechanicsbiomechanical testing/analysiscartilage/ligaments biomechanicscontact analysiscontact kinematicsdynamicsimagingjoint biomechanicsloading/response modelsorthopedic tribologyMore Related Videos
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