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Effect of Ligament Geometry on the Stress at the Bone Insertion Sites

Karna, Nithin Reddy (2016) Effect of Ligament Geometry on the Stress at the Bone Insertion Sites. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Objective: The focus of this study is to identify the significance of the ligament shape at the bone insertion sites and how it affects the stresses at the locations.
A ligament is a dense bundle of connective tissues made up of fibers that connects one bone and another bone to control joint motion and transfer load. This study was focused on stress at the bone insertion site where the ligament attaches to the bone. The present study was done to determine the importance of using nonlinear elastic properties and non-uniform geometry of the ligament when analyzed under a tensile load. A 2D axis-symmetry model was considered for the ligament and the bone was chosen to be a rigid material body and a non- linear static analysis was performed to assess the stress at the bone- ligament interface.
Results: The von Mises stresses at the insertion sites were predicted. Effect of different ligament geometry shapes was studied by comparing the stress results.
Clinical or Engineering Relevance: The results allow a better understanding of the shape of ligament morphology due to the load.


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Item Type: University of Pittsburgh ETD
Status: Unpublished
Creators/Authors:
CreatorsEmailPitt UsernameORCID
Karna, Nithin Reddynrk19@pitt.eduNRK19
ETD Committee:
TitleMemberEmail AddressPitt UsernameORCID
Thesis AdvisorSmolinski, Patrickpatsmol@pitt.edu
Committee MemberMiller, Markmcmllr@pitt.edu
Committee MemberWang, Qing Mingqiw4@pitt.edu
Date: 15 September 2016
Date Type: Publication
Defense Date: 27 July 2016
Approval Date: 15 September 2016
Submission Date: 28 July 2016
Access Restriction: No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately.
Number of Pages: 110
Institution: University of Pittsburgh
Schools and Programs: Swanson School of Engineering > Mechanical Engineering
Degree: MS - Master of Science
Thesis Type: Master's Thesis
Refereed: Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords: ligaments, bone insertion sites, finite element analysis
Date Deposited: 15 Sep 2016 20:06
Last Modified: 15 Nov 2016 14:35
URI: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/29039

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