Biomechanical analysis of dancer's hip joint during extreme motions
| Lazhari Assassi | Anders Sandholm | Nicolas Pronost |
| University of Geneva | Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne | Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne |
| MIRALab | Virtual Reality Lab | Virtual Reality Lab |
| Pascal Volino | Daniel Thalmann | Nadia Magnenat-Thalmann |
| University of Geneva | Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne | University of Geneva |
| MIRALab | Virtual Reality Lab | MIRALab |
Computed stress peaks within the acetabular and femoral cartilages, and the high stress can be put in relationship with the location of observed lesions on the superior quadrant of the cartilages.
Abstract :
Overload on the hip joint is considered by medical experts as principal cause of hip joint osteoarthritis (OA) which is characterized by the degeneration of the articular cartilages. The aim of this study is to investigate the correlation between extreme movements and the development of early OA. Thus, the mechanical behavior of dancer’s hip joint under movements characterized by large anatomical angles of the leg is analyzed. Dynamics simulation based on patient specific model is used to assess the stress during these postures. The simulation results show a correlation between movements and stress depending on the applied load.
Keywords :
Simulation - Anatomical and kinematical modeling - Hip osteoarthritis - Extreme movements
Paper :
Paper from the Proceedings of 3D Anatomical Human Summer School 2010:
