INTEGRATION OF CUSTOMIZED FORCE SENSOR MATRICES FOR THE DETECTION OF IMPACTS ON AN INFANT SKULL REPLICA

V. L. Mas^1,3, A. Lindenmann^1,3, K. Feld^2,3, T. Gohlke^1,3, R. M. Grau^1,3, T. Düser^1,3, S. Matthiesen^1,3

¹Institute of Product Engineering, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany; ²Institute of Forensic and Traffic Medicine, Heidelberg University Hospital, Germany; ³HEiKA – Heidelberg Karlsruhe Strategic Partnership, Heidelberg University, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT); Germany

DEVELOPMENT OF AN INFANT NECK SURROGATE WITH ADJUSTABLE STIFFNESS PROPERTIES

T. Gohlke^1,3, T. F. Liesching^1,3, A. Lindenmann^1,3, K. Feld^2,3, V. L. Mas^1,3, R. M. Grau^1,3, K. Bause^1,3, T. Düser^1,3

¹Institute of Product Engineering, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany; ²Institute of Forensic and Traffic Medicine, Heidelberg University Hospital, Germany; ³HEiKA – Heidelberg Karlsruhe Strategic Partnership, Heidelberg University, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT); Germany

CONTINUOUS DIGITAL MOBILITY OUTCOME: ADVANCING PATIENT MONITORING WITH SENSOR AND MOTION CAPTURE TECHNOLOGY

A. Andres¹, M. Roland¹, M. Orth², S. Diebels¹

¹Saarland University, Applied Mechanics, Germany; ²Saarland University Hospital, Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstruction Surgery, Germany

FIRST SIMULTANEOUS IN VIVO LOAD MEASUREMENTS IN HIP AND KNEE JOINTS IN A PATIENT

P. Damm¹, S. Hardt², J. Dymke¹, P. Moewis¹, A. Trepczynski¹, T. Winkler^1,2,3, C. Perka², G. N. Duda¹

¹Julius Wolff Institut, Berlin Institute of Health at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany; ²Center for Musculoskeletal Surgery (CMSC), Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany; ³Center for Regenerative Therapies, Berlin Institute of Health at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany

DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A PORTABLE ROBOTIC KNEE KINEMATIC SIMULATOR FOR EX-VIVO EXPERIMENTAL TESTING

L. Maggi¹, M. Sisella², M. Pasquini³, N. Secciani¹, B. Innocenti²

¹Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Florence, Italy; ²BEAMS Department, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium; ³R&D Department, Orthokey Italia Srl, Italy

STATISTICAL CONSIDERATON OF THE RESULTANT MOMENT VECTOR FOR HIERARCHICAL INTERSEGMENTAL ANALYSIS

M. Robinson¹, J. Vanrenterghem², G. Barton¹, T. Pataky³

¹Liverpool John Moores University, UK; ²KU Lueven, Belgium; ³Kyoto University Japan

COST-EFFECTIVE DIGIT GRIP FORCE MEASUREMENT DEVICE FOR WRIST BIOMECHANICS ANALYSIS

A. Mena¹, R. Wollstein², J. Yang³

¹Texas Tech University, United States of America; ²University of Alabama-Birmingham, United States of America; ³Texas Tech University, United States of America

INVESTIGATING THE EFFECT OF VIRTUAL LIGAMENT INTEGRATION ON TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT IN DAILY ACTIVITIES BY A 6-DOF JOINT SIMULATOR

P. Henke¹, I. Soodmand¹, L. Ruehrmund¹, J. Hembus¹, S. Krueger², R. Bader¹, M. Kebbach¹

¹Department of Orthopaedics, Rostock University Medical Center, Germany; ²Research and Development, Aesculap AG, Tuttlingen, Germany

GAIT INSTABILITY IN PATIENTS WITH ADULT SPINAL DEFORMITY

G. El Haddad¹, R. Rachkidi¹, M. Boutros¹, M. Karam¹, M. Asmar¹, E. Wakim¹, M. Rteil¹, I. Hamati¹, G. Prince¹, J. P. Saad¹, Y. Beyh¹, M. Karam¹, I. Ghanem¹, A. Massaad¹, A. Assi^1,2

¹Faculty of Medicine, Saint Joseph University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; ²Institut de Biomécanique Humaine Georges Charpak, Arts et Métiers, Paris, France

SIT-TO-STAND RADIOGRAPHIC AND KINEMATIC ADAPTATIONS IN ADOLESCENT IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS

E. Wakim¹, R. Rachkidi¹, M. Asmar¹, M. Karam¹, M. Karam¹, M. Rassam¹, M. Mrad¹, K. Hoyek¹, C. El Khoury¹, G. Awad¹, J. Azar¹, M. Rteil¹, L. Choukr¹, I. Hamati¹, G. Prince¹, C. Vergari¹, H. Pillet², I. Ghanem², A. Massaad¹, A. Assi^1,2

¹Faculty of Medicine, Saint Joseph University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; ²Institut de Biomécanique Humaine Georges Charpak, Arts et Métiers, Paris, France

TRUNK MOBILITY LOSS VERSUS INSTRUMENTATION LENGTH IN ADOLESCENT IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS SURGERY

T. Leppens, S. Schelfaut, L. Moke, L. Scheys

IORT, Belgium

BIOMECHANICAL EVALUATION AS BASIS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PREDICTIVE MODELS IN MICROSURGERY ROBOTS

Z. B. Morales López, M. O. Podesta Vezzali, A. Hernández Gómez, A. Gómez Bautista, N. Nieto Gutiérrez, L. A. Muñoz Ubando

Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico

INFLUENCE OF THE CALIBRATION METHOD ON PRESSURE SENSOR ACCURACY IN BIOMECHANICAL EXPERIMENTS

P. Pourostad, M. Kebach, J. Hembus, R. Bader, C. Lutter, J.-O. Sass

Department of Orthopaedics, Rostock University Medical Center, Doberaner Straße 142, 18057 Rostock, Germany

IN VIVO EVALUATION OF A 3D MUSCULOSKELETAL MODEL OF THE KNEE JOINT DURING PASSIVE FLEXION TESTS

N. Fougeron¹, Y. Roch^2,3, C. Horteur^2,4, B. Gaulin^2,4, Y. Payan^2,4, A. Perrier^2,3,5

¹Univ. Rennes, Inria, CNRS, IRISA-UMR 6074, 35000, Rennes, France; ²Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, UMR 5525, VetAgro Sup, Grenoble INP, TIMC, 38000 Grenoble, France; ³Twinsight, Grenoble, France; ⁴Department of Orthopedics and Sport Surgery,Grenoble-Alpes CHU, South Teaching Hospital, Kimberley Avenue, BP 338, 38434 Échirolles Cedex, France; ⁵Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Groupe Hospitalier Diaconesses Croix St-Simon, Paris, France

ADVANCING KNEE JOINT RESEARCH: SPECIMEN SPECIFIC ROBOTIC GAIT TESTING UNDER SIMULATED IN VIVO CONDITIONS

D. Carroll¹, J. Hofmann¹, A. Della Casa², J.-R. Delaloye³, M. Nusser¹

¹Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Winterthur, Switzerland; ²Surgical Fusion Technologies GmbH, Schlieren, Switzerland; ³Clinic of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Department of Surgery, Kantonsspital, Winterthur, Switzerland

WEIGHT-BEARING ALIGNMENT FOR VARUS DEFORMITY PATIENTS WITH DISCOID LATERAL MENISCUS IN MEDIAL OPENING WEDGE HIGH TIBIAL OSTEOTOMY: A COMPUTATIONAL STUDY

T. S. Bae¹, B. w. Jeong¹, D. Lim², D.-S. Kwak³

¹Jungwon University, South Korea; ²Sejong University, South Korea; ³The Catholic University of Korea, South Korea

BIOMECHANICS OF MEDIAL PATELLOFEMORAL LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION WITH FEMORAL ANTEVERSION

T. S. Bae¹, J. Park², M. J. Chang², S. Shin³, D.-S. Kwak³

¹Jungwon University, Republic of Korea; ²Seoul National University, Republic of Korea; ³The Catholic University of Korea, Republic of Korea

EXPERIMENTAL AND ANALYTICAL CHARACTERISATION OF KNEE JOINT LAXITY IN SIX DEGREES OF FREEDOM

R. M A Al-Dirini¹, D. O’Rourke², F. Bucci¹, M. P Russo¹, J. J Costi¹, S. A Callary³, M. Taylor¹, B. L Solomon³, S. Martelli²

¹Medical Device Research Institute, Flinders University, Australia; ²Queensland University of Technology, Australia; ³Royal Adelaide Hospital, Australia

MECHANICAL EVALUATION OF THE MURINE KNEE JOINT SPACE DURING IN-SITU IMAGE-GUIDED COMPRESSION

E. C. Boersma, J. E. Schadow, E. Schoof, K. S. Stok

The University of Melbourne, Australia

THE PERIPHERAL STABILIZERS OF THE KNEE BECOME PRIMARY RESTRAINTS TO POSTERIOR TIBIAL TRANSLATION IN INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL ROTATION – A BIOMECHANICAL ROBOTIC INVESTIGATION

A. Deichsel, M. J. Raschke, A. Albert, M. Martinovic, M. Klimek, E. Herbst, C. Peez, C. Kittl

University Hospital Münster, Germany

COMPLEX FINITE ELEMENT MODELING OF THE NATIVE KNEE JOINT WITH MENISCUS: VALIDATION AND SENSITIVITY ANALYSES

A.-K. Becker¹, F. Bigalke¹, J.-O. Sass¹, J. Schwer², R. Bader¹, M. Kebbach¹, A. Seitz²

¹Department of Orthopaedics, Rostock University Medical Center, Germany; ²Institute of Orthopaedic Research and Biomechanics, Ulm University Medical Center, Germany

MIDTERM EVALUATION OF PATIENT-SPECIFIC UNICOMPARTMENTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY DURING SQUATTING

H. M'barki^1,2, E. L. Belzile³, M. Bédard³, M. Angers³, K. Turcot^1,2

¹Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of medicine, Laval University, Québec City, Canada; ²Centre interdisciplinaire de recherche en réadaptation et intégration sociale (Cirris), Québec City, Canada; ³Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada

DO QUADRICEPS FORCES FROM STATIC TRIALS ACCURATELY REPRESENT DYNAMIC KNEE LOADING? AN IN VITRO STUDY

R. Y. Rao, D. S. Shah

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, India

STABILIZING ROLE OF THE DEEP MEDIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT IN DEGENERATIVE MEDIAL MENISCUS ROOT TEARS

L. Galibern, L. F. Funchal, C. R. Roesler, E. A. Fancello

Laboratório de Engenharia Biomecânica, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil

IMPACT OF SCREW DESIGN IN REFIXATION OF AVULSION FRACTURES OF THE POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT – A BIOMECHANICAL COMPARISON OF DESIGN AND MATERIAL

T. Briese, C. Peez, A. Albert, A. Große-Allermann, E. Herbst, A. Deichsel, M. J. Raschke, C. Kittl

University Hospital Muenster, Germany

DYNAMIC MODULATION OF CELLULAR RESPONSES THROUGH A PHOTO-SWITCHABLE PLATFORM

F. Mauro¹, C. F. Natale², V. Panzetta^1,2,3, P. A. Netti^1,2,3

¹Interdisciplinary Research Centre on Biomaterials (CRIB), University of Naples Federico II, 80125 Naples, Italy; ²Italian Institute of technology; ³Department of Chemical, Materials and Production Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, 80125 Naples, Italy

SKELETAL IMPAIRMENT DURING OSTEOPOROTIC BONE REGENERATION

J. J. Toscano-Angulo¹, J. Mora-Macías², P. Blázquez-Carmona³, J. Morgaz⁴, R. Navarrete-Calvo⁴, J. Domínguez¹, E. Reina-Romo¹

¹Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain; ²Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería, Universidad de Huelva, Spain; ³Escuela Superior de Ingeniería, Universidad de Cádiz, Spain; ⁴Hospital Clínico Veterinario, Universidad de Córdoba, Spain

WHOLE-BODY VIBRATION PLATFORM FOR MECHANICAL-BASED THERAPIES IN OSTEOPOROSIS AND BONE CANCER

J. Mora-Macías¹, M. Sánchez-Raya¹, J. J. Toscano-Angulo², J. A. Gómez-Galán¹, M. Valle², D. A. López-García¹, P. Blázquez-Carmona³, E. Reina-Romo²

¹University of Huelva, Spain; ²University of Sevilla, Spain; ³University of Cadiz, Spain

VISCOELASTIC BEHAVIOR OF CARDIAC SPHEROIDS

D. Giannopoulos¹, M. Schlittler², M. De Bortoli², R. Coppini³, M. Petrovic⁴, E. Oleinik¹, E. Cerbai³, G. J. Schütz⁵, P. J. Thurner¹, A. Rossini², O. G. Andriotis¹

¹Institute of Lightweight Design and Structural Biomechanics, TU Wien, Austria; ²Institute for Biomedicine, Eurac Research, Italy; ³Department of Neurosciences, Psychology, Drug Research & Child Health, University of Florence, Italy; ⁴Institute of Materials Science and Technology, TU Wien, Austria; ⁵Institute of Applied Physics, TU Wien

IN VITRO PLATFORM TO STUDY BONE MECHANOBIOLOGY UNDER FLUID-INDUCED SHEAR STRESS AND INTERMITTENT PRESSURE

S. Gabetti^1,2, F. Daou³, B. Masante^1,2, S. Israel^1,2, E. Zenobi⁴, E. Scatena⁴, L. Rimondini^2,3, C. Bignardi^1,2, A. Cochis^2,3, D. Massai^1,2

¹Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and PolitoBIOMed Lab, Politecnico di Torino, Italy; ²Interuniversity Center for the Promotion of the 3Rs Principles in Teaching and Research, Italy; ³Dept. of Health Sciences, University of Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy; ⁴Hypatia Research Consortium, Italy

IN VITRO AND IN SILICO INVESTIGATION OF HUMAN CARTILAGINOUS ENDPLATE CELLS IN COLLAGEN-AGAROSE HYDROGELS

K. B Crump^1,2, C. Chapallaz¹, A. Alminnawi^3,4, P. Bermudez-Lekerika^1,2, L. Geris^3,4, J. Noailly⁵, B. Gantenbein^1,6

¹TOM Lab, Department for BioMedical Research, Medical Faculty, University of Bern, Switzerland; ²Graduate School for Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, University of Bern, Switzerland; ³GIGA In Silico Medicine, University of Liège, Belgium; ⁴Skeletal Biology and Engineering Research Center, KU Leuven, Belgium; ⁵BCN MedTech, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain; ⁶Department of Orthopedic Surgery & Traumatology, Inselspital, University of Bern, Switzerland

INFLUENCE OF SUBSTRATE STIFFNESS AND CURVATURE ON THE PERMEABILITY OF AN ENDOTHELIAL MONOLAYER

O. Paseta, J. M. García-Aznar, M. J. Gómez-Benito

University of Zaragoza, Spain

CONTROLLING COLLAGEN POLARIZATION TO MODEL BREAST CANCER FIBROTIC PROGRESSION IN VIVO

L. Cherubin¹, M. Vicini¹, A. Bocconi¹, C. Martinelli¹, I. Lanella¹, G. Cerullo³, R. Osellame², E. Jacchetti¹, C. Conci¹, M. T. Raimondi¹

¹Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering "Giulio Natta", Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy,; ²Istituto di Fotonica e Nanotecnologie (IFN)- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Milano, Italy; ³Department of Physics, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy

VISCOELASTIC AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES OF CELLS MEASURED WITH CONSTRICTION-BASED IMPEDANCE FLOW CYTOMETRY

B. González-Bermúdez^1,2, D. Ñaña^1,2, P. Lapeze³, R. Vatash⁴, V. Pacciani⁵, A. Abarca-Ortega⁶, C. Montis⁵, Y. Roichman⁴, P. Joseph³, G. R. Plaza^1,2

¹Department of Materials Science, ETSI Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Madrid, and Center for Biomedical Technology, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain; ²Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital Clínico San Carlos, IdISSC, Madrid, Spain; ³LAAS-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Toulouse, France; ⁴School of Chemistry, The Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University; ⁵CSGI and Department of Chemistry, University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy.; ⁶Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, USACH, Santiago de Chile, Chile

MODELING THE MECHANOBIOLOGY OF LUNG CANCER CELLS: INFLUENCE OF SENESCENCE AND HYPOXIA

R. Ruiz-Mateos Brea^1,2, P. Blázquez Carmona^2,3, E. Rodríguez Almagro^1,2, D. Macías Gutiérrez^1,2, J. A. Sanz Herrera^1,2, E. Reina Romo^1,2

¹Universidad de Sevilla, Spain; ²Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla, Spain; ³Universidad de Cádiz, Spain