Adult-acquired flatfoot causes various deformities. If a patient-specific foot model can be created using the finite element method, it can be used to study the appropriate surgical technique for each patient. Nine patient-specific flatfoot models were created, and loading simulations were performed. To validate the models, the patients' weight-bearing radiographs were compared with the parameters of the models. The CCC values ranged from 0.917 to 0.993 , all exceeding the moderate threshold according to the McBride criteria. Our model reproduces the biomechanics of a patient's foot under loading conditions, which may be useful for investigating patient-specific surgical procedures.
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Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin
October 2024
Department of Orthopaedics, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
Foot (Edinb)
September 2024
University College Dublin, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Belfield, D4 Dublin, Ireland.
The aim of the current study was to understand the importance of the joint alignment following triple arthrodesis by analysing the contact characteristics in a normal and arthritic ankle joint using a patient-specific numerical model developed using open source software. The alignment of the hindfoot with respect to tibia is calculated from CT scans and the ankle joint model was numerically analysed for neutral, valgus and varus positions in both normal and arthritic conditions. The contact area, the magnitude and distribution of the contact pressure on the articular surface of the talar dome was evaluated using a cell-centred Finite Volume Method implemented in open-source software OpenFOAM.
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June 2024
Department of Orthopaedics, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
Medial displacement calcaneal osteotomy (MDCO) is the standard procedure for flatfoot. We investigated the effect of MDCO on the foot using a finite element analysis. Foot models were created from computed tomography data of 8 patients with flat feet.
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February 2024
Beijing Engineering and Technology Research Center for Medical Endoplants, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Background: Evans and Hintermann lateral column lengthening (LCL) procedures are both widely used to correct adult acquired flatfoot deformity (AAFD), and have both shown good clinical results. The aim of this study was to compare these two procedures in terms of corrective ability and biomechanics influence on the Chopart and subtalar joints through finite element (FE) analysis.
Methods: Twelve patient-specific FE models were established and validated.
Comput Biol Med
March 2023
Laboratory for Multiscale Mechanics, Polytechnique de Montréal, Montréal, Québec H3C3A7, Canada. Electronic address:
Background: Additive manufacturing enables to print patient-specific Foot Orthotics (FOs). In FOs featuring lattice structures, the variation of the cell's dimensions provides a locally variable stiffness to meet the therapeutic needs of each patient. In an optimization problem, however, using explicit Finite Element (FE) simulation of lattice FOs with converged 3D elements is computationally prohibitive.
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