7TH ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM ON COMPUTATIONAL METHODS IN ORTHOPAEDIC BIOMECHANICS

January 31, 1999

University of California at Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA

7:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:00 Opening Remarks

Joyce H. Keyak

SESSION I. JOINT MECHANICS

Glen Livesay and Dan Nicolella

8:10 Strains in a Composite Hip Joint Reconstruction Obtained Through FEA and Experiments Correspond Closely
J. Stolk, N. Verdonschot, R. Huiskes, L. Cristofolini, L. Firmati, A. Toni
8:30 Relative Micromotions at the Bone-Implant Interface During the Gait-Cycle: A Finite Element Approach
Iain R. Spears, Michael M. Morlock, Erich Schneider, Ekkehard Hille
8:50 Periprosthetic Voids in Acetabular Components Upon Insertion
P.N. Schmidt and D.L. Bartel
9:10 In Vivo Carpal Kinematics in Wrist Flexion and Extension
C.P. Neu, R.D. McGovern, S.W. Wolfe, J.J. Crisco
9:30 A Force-Strain Transfer Matrix Technique for Estimating Forces in a Knee Brace from Selected Strain Measurements
Marisol Bonilla, Ahmad H. Namini, Shihab S. Asfour, Loren L. Latta
 9:50 General Discussion

9:55 Break

SESSION II. SPINE MECHANICS

Lars Gilbertson and Marta L. Villarraga

10:10 The Pathomechanism of Spondylolytic Spondylolisthesis in Pediatric Lumbar Spines: In Vitro & Finite Element Assessments
Regina J. Konz, Vijay K. Goel, Leon J. Grobler,Nicole M. Grosland, Kevin F. Spratt, Jeffrey L. Scifert, Koichi Sairyo
10:30 A Medical Image-Based Drill Guide for Pedicle Screw Insertion
K. Van Brussel, J. Vander Sloten, Ph. Lauweryns, R. van Audekercke, G. Fabry, B. Swaelens
10:50 Finite Element Investigation of Anterior Plate and Bone Graft Load Sharing in the Cervical Spine
Jeffrey L. Scifert, Vijay K. Goel, Nicole M. Grosland, Christian M. Puttlitz, Koji Totoribe, Vincent C. Traynelis
 11:10 General Discussion

11:15 LUNCH (box lunch provided)

SESSION III. BONE MECHANICS

Susannah Fritton and Chris Jacobs

12:05 A Mathematical Model to Describe Bone Remodeling
Scott J. Hazelwood and R. Bruce Martin
12:25 Strain Amplification in the Bone Mechanosensory System
Lidan You, Stephen C. Cowin, Sheldon Weinbaum
12:45 Effects of Location Dependent Mineralization on Apparent Stiffness in Finite Element Modeling of Cancellous Bone
J.C. Van der Linden, H. Weinans and J.A.N. Verhaar
1:05 Investigating the Convergence Behavior of Voxel-Based Finite Element Meshes
Bradley W. Probst, John C. Coleman, Michael D. Roberts, Richard T. Hart
1:25 Determining the Trabecular-Bone Tissue Properties from Ultrasound, Micro-CT and Large Scale Finite Element Analysis
G.H. van Lenthe, J. van den Bergh, A. Hermus, R. Huiskes
1:45 Bending Stiffness of Healing Fractures can be Calculated from Quantitative Computed Tomography
Andreas Martin Boehm, Bettina Jungkunz
 2:05 General Discussion

2:10 Closing

2:15 Afternoon Festivities