The influence of the representation of collagen fibre organisation on the cartilage contact mechanics of the hip joint.pdfVIP

Journal of Biomechanics 49 (2016) 1679–1685 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Journal of Biomechanics journal homepage: /locate/jbiomech www.JB The in?uence of the representation of collagen ?bre organisation on the cartilage contact mechanics of the hip joint Junyan Li a,n, Xijin Hua a, Alison C. Jones a, Sophie Williams a, Zhongmin Jin a,b, John Fisher a, Ruth K. Wilcox a a Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds, UK b School of Mechanical Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China article info Article history: Accepted 28 March 2016 Keywords: Contact mechanics Articular cartilage Biphasic Collagen ?bre Finite element abstract The aim of this study was to develop a ?nite element (FE) hip model with subject-speci?c geometry and biphasic cartilage properties. Different levels of detail in the representation of ?bre reinforcement were considered to evaluate the feasibility to simplify the complex depth-dependent ?bre pattern in the native hip joint. A FE model of a cadaveric hip with subject-speci?c geometry was constructed through microcomputed-tomography (mCT) imaging. The cartilage was assumed to be biphasic and ?bre-reinforced with different levels of detail in the ?bre representation. Simulations were performed for heel-strike, mid-stance and toe-off during walking and one-leg-stance over 1500 s. It was found that the required level of detail in ?bre representation depends on the parameter of interest. The contact stress of the native hip joint could be realistically predicted by simplifying the ?bre representation to being orthogonally reinforced across the whole thickness. To predict the ?uid pressure, depth-dependent ?bre organisation is needed but speci?c split-line pattern on the surface of cartilage is not necessary. Both depth-dependent and speci?c surface ?bre orientations are required to simulate the strains. 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access art