Knee Stability
A Masters of Engineering Thesis
The knee is one of the most complex joints in the human body. It transmits load from the upper body and also provides a range of movements for the leg. The knee is often simplified as a hinge joint but actually has 6 degrees of freedom.
The knee is subjected to the largest loads of any joint so is often required to be replaced if conditions such as arthiritis have taken effect. Therefore it is important to understand how the muscles and ligaments provide stability for the knee in a variety of movements along with how they transfer and apply forces to the bones surrounding the knee. This knowledge of how the knee transfers forces and achieves stability will allow future knee replacements to be better designed and fitted. This will provide recipients with a better standard of life along with increasing the life expectancy of the replaced knee joint.
We hope you find this website a useful source for information. If your reuquire any further information please don't hesitate to contact us. Our thanks go to Dr Pankaj, our thesis supervisor, for his guidance on our website, Noel Conlisk for providing images from his Phd research and also to Dr Gordon Linklater for helping us with the anatomy of the knee.
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Anatomy
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Future Work
