finite element model



Three-dimensional fibril-reinforced finite element model of articular cartilage

FREE-DOWNLOAD [PDF] LP Li, JTM Cheung… – Medical and Biological Engineering and …, 2009
Abstract Collagen fiber orientations in articular cartilage are tissue depth-dependent and joint
site-specific. A real- istic three-dimensional (3D) fiber orientation has not been implemented
in modeling fluid flow-dependent response of articular cartilage; thus the detailed