TY  - JOUR
T1  - FEM and Experimental Analysis of a Total Knee Prosthesis
AU - Ingrassia, Tommaso AU - Cerniglia, Donatella AU - Nigrelli, Vincenzo AU - Ricotta, Vito 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 13
IS  - 7
SP  - 1718
EP  - 1724
PY  - 2018
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2018.1718.1724
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2018.1718.1724
KW  - FEM
KW  -ultrasonic methods
KW  -reverse engineering analysis
KW  -CAD Model
KW  -knee prosthesis
KW  -contact area
AB  - In this study, a comparison between two different approaches used to study a total knee prosthesis
is presented. In particular, the contact area of the components of knee prosthesis has been evaluated using
both a numerical and an experimental approach. The numerical analysis has been performed by FEM Models,
whereas the experimental study has been conducted using an ultrasonic-based method. To setup the FEM
simulations, CAD Models of the components of the prosthesis have been reconstructed using a classic reverse
engineering approach. Obtained results has allowed evaluating the contact area of the components of the
prosthesis and demonstrated a very good level of correlation between numerical and experimental data.
ER  -