Development and evaluation of a new procedure for subject-specific tensioning of finite element knee ligaments

Subject-specific tensioning of ligaments is essential for the stability knee joint and represents a challenging aspect in development finite element models. We aimed to introduce evaluate new procedure quantification ligament prestrains from biplanar X-ray CT data. model evaluation was performed by comparing predicted femorotibial kinematics with vitro response six cadaveric specimens. The differences obtained using personalized models were comparable those reported similar studies literature. This study first step toward use simplified, FE clinical context such as balancing.