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Anatomical Views of the Human Knee Bone Structures

Author: Daniel Simões Lopes

Date: 2008

Description: Lateral, anterior, posterior, and medial views of all four bony structures that compose the human knee. The femur, tibia, fibula, and patella are arranged in a extended knee position. The 3-D models were created based on computed tomography images with high spatial resolution. Several bone landmarks, i.e., eminences and depressions scattered along the bones surfaces, can be easily identified. The usefulness of such geometric models resides, although not exclusively, within the construction of realistic computational models that simulate the biomechanical behaviour of this complex joint. Other model applications focus on medical visualization and surgical planning.

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Image and caption provided by: Daniel Simões Lopes, IDMEC/IST-TULisbon

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