Abstract
Biomechanical simulations of knee joint have been performed by using incomplete knee model or applying unreal load conditions. To overcome the problems in the conventional approaches, in this research, the lower limb model including cartilage, meniscus, whole femur and tibia were constructed from images. The muscle forces during normal walking were predicated by inverse dynamic analysis based on the measurement of motion capture system. By introducing the near real muscle forces as load conditions into the finite element analysis for the whole lower limb model, the finite element contact analysis were performed for normal walking and reasonable results were obtained.
