• 1. Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming Yunnan, 650504, P. R. China;
  • 2. Department of Orthopedics, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming Yunnan, 650101, P. R. China;
XU Ping, Email: 13759508598@139.com
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Objective  To establish a finite element model of the knee joint based on coronal plane alignment of the knee (CPAK) typing method, and analyze the biomechanical characteristics of different types of knee joints.Methods  The finite element models of the knee joint were established based on CT scan data of 6 healthy volunteers. There were 5 males and 1 female with an average age of 24.2 years (range, 23-25 years). There were 3 left knees and 3 right knees. According to the CPAK typing method, the knees were rated as types Ⅰ to Ⅵ. Under the same material properties, boundary conditions, and axial loading, biomechanical simulations were performed on the finite element model of the knee joint. Based on the Von Mises stress nephogram and displacement nephogram, the peak stresses of the meniscus, femoral cartilage, and tibial cartilage, and the displacement of the meniscus were compared among different types of knee joints. Results  The constructed finite element model of the knee joint was verified to be effective, and the stress and displacement results were consistent with previous literature. Under the axial load of 1 000 N, the stress nephogram showed that the stress distribution of the medial and lateral meniscus and tibial cartilage of CPAK type Ⅲ knee joint was the most uneven. The peak stresses of the lateral meniscus and tibial cartilage were 9.969 6 MPa and 2.602 7 MPa, which were 173% and 165% of the medial side, respectively. The difference of peak stress between the medial and lateral femoral cartilage was the largest in type Ⅳ knee joint, and the medial was 221% of the lateral. The displacement nephogram showed that the displacement of the medial meniscus was greater than that of the lateral meniscus except for types Ⅲ and Ⅵ knee joints. The difference between medial and lateral meniscus displacement of type Ⅲ knee joint was the largest, the lateral was 170% of the medial. Conclusion  In the same type of joint line obliquity (JLO), the medial and lateral stress distribution of the knee was more uniform in varus and neutral positions than in valgus position. At the same time, the distal vertex of JLO subgroup can help to reduce the uneven medial and lateral stress distribution of varus knee, but increase the uneven distribution of valgus knee.

Citation: WANG Yunxin, XU Ping, LU Ning, LI Wenjin, XU Shisen. Biomechanical study of knee joint based on coronal plane alignment of the knee. Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery, 2024, 38(12): 1466-1473. doi: 10.7507/1002-1892.202408048 Copy

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