Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering

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Volume 15, issue S1, 2012

Editorial pp. 1-1

Pierre Moretto

37 Congress of the Société de Biomécanique pp. 2-7

The Editors

Biomechanics for computer-assisted surgery pp. 8-9

Yohan Payan

Nanoreinforcement of hydroxyapatite coatings on titanium for osseointegration of orthopaedic implants pp. 10-11

S. Facca and D. Lahiri

Equine superficial digital flexor tendon force and axial speed of sound: a calibration method under clinical conditions pp. 12-13

C. Vergari, P. Pourcelot, B. Ravary-Plumiöen, M. Camus, L. Holden-Douilly, S. Falala, H. Chateau and N. Crevier-Denoix

A purely mechanical model to explore amoeboid cell migration pp. 14-16

R. Allena and D. Aubry

Biofluidics of animal morphogenesis: does evolution follow stream lines? pp. 17-18

V. Fleury

Effect of macroscopic loading on nanoscopic signal for cellular activity pp. 19-20

M. Racila, V. Serchi and J. Crolet

A reactive model to predict the periprosthetic healing pp. 21-22

G. Khalil, P. Mansat, K. Søballe, J. Bechtold and P. Swider

Numerical analysis of keloid scar in the presternal area pp. 23-24

J. Chambert, L. Zhao, D. Remache and E. Jacquet

Discrete model combined with mimetic microfluidic chips to study cell growth in porous scaffold under flow conditions pp. 25-26

M. Chabanon, H. Duval, O. Francais, B. Lepioufle, E. Perrin, B. Goyeau and B. David

Inverse problems for the determination of traction forces by cells on a substrate: a comparison of two methods pp. 27-29

R. Michel, V. Peschetola, B. Bedessem, J. Etienne, D. Ambrosi, A. Duperray and C. Verdier

On the air permeability of Populus pit pp. 30-31

M. Capron, Ph. Tordjeman and F. Charru

Characterisation of membrane elastic properties of capsules flowing in a square-section microfluidic channel pp. 32-33

X.-Q. Hu, A.-V. Salsac, E. Leclerc and D. Barthès-Biesel

Shear-induced diffusion in a red blood cell suspension pp. 34-35

A. Srivastav, X. Grandchamp, G. Coupier and T. Podgorski

Ultrasonic assessment of arterial wall elasticity: the palpography technique revisited pp. 36-37

F. Deleaval, S. Le Floc'h, A. Bouvier, G. Finet, G. Cloutier and J. Ohayon

Patient-specific finite element model of the buttocks for pressure ulcer prevention – linear versus non-linear modelling pp. 38-40

M. Bucki, V. Luboz, C. Lobos, N. Vuillerme, F. Cannard, B. Diot and Y. Payan

Using a 3D biomechanical model to improve a light aspiration device for soft tissue characterisation pp. 41-43

A. Deram, V. Luboz, E. Promayon and Y. Payan

Patient-specific numerical model of soft tissues in the compressed leg: application to six subjects pp. 44-45

L. Dubuis, S. Avril, J. Debayle and P. Badel

Computational flow dynamics based on an intracranial aneurysm animal model pp. 46-48

D. Bresson, Z. Kharboutly, C. Mounayer, C. Couquet, B. Gory and C. Legallais

Influence of blood shear-thinning behaviour on flow dynamics in abdominal aortic aneurysm compliant model pp. 49-52

V. Deplano, L. Bailly and E. Bertrand

Geometrical orifice area compared to effective orifice area of valvular mitral bioprosthesis: study pp. 53-55

M. Evin, C. Guivier-Curien, D. Tanne, P. Pibarot and R. Rieu

Flow and particles deposition in anatomically realistic airways pp. 56-58

T. Xiong, H. Ilmi, Y. Hoarau, P. Choquet, C. Goetz, A. Fouras, S. Dubsky, M. Braza, S. Sainlos-Brillac, F. Plouraboué and D. Lo Jacono

Boundary conditions in arterial flows and evaluation of reflection indices pp. 59-60

P. Bokov, P. Flaud, J. Fullana and M. Rossi

Comparing different numerical methods for solving arterial 1D flows in networks pp. 61-62

X. Wang, O. Delestre, J.-M. Fullana, M. Saito, Y. Ikenaga, M. Matsukawa and P.-Y. Lagree

Non-invasive method for measuring local pulse wave velocity in arteries: part II pp. 63-65

K. Abdessalem, P. Flaud, W. Shtout and R. Salah

Control of brain blood flow by capillaries: a simulation study in an anatomically accurate large human vascular network pp. 66-68

S. Lorthois and F. Lauwers

Glottal motion and its impact on the respiratory flow pp. 69-71

A. Scheinherr, L. Bailly, O. Boiron, T. Legou, A. Giovanni, G. Caillibotte and M. Pichelin

A numerical study on the influence of CT scan orientation for mandible biomechanical simulation pp. 72-73

H. Marques, A. Ramos, M. Mesnard, C. Relvas, A. Completo and J. Simões

Image-based patient-specific simulation: a computational modelling of the human left heart haemodynamics pp. 74-75

C. Chnafa, S. Mendez, F. Nicoud, R. Moreno, S. Nottin and I. Schuster

3D geometrical modelling of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis pp. 76-78

J. Gesbert, Ph. Violas, B. Colobert, J. Dufournet, D. Vervaeke, D. Loiseau and L. Rakotomanana

Pressure drop reconstruction in the aqueduct of sylvius from MRI acquisitions pp. 79-80

G. Bardan, F. Plouraboue, M. Zagzoule and O. Baledent

Finite element vertebral model for fracture risk prediction: comparison of a full CT-based model versus two media simplified model, a preliminary study pp. 81-82

C. Travert, N. Vilayphiou, H. Follet and W. Skalli

validation of non-invasive aortic compliance measurements using MRI pp. 83-84

M. Khalife, D. Rodriguez, L. de Rochefort and E. Durand

Development of a model to analyse foot biomechanics using dynamic 3D surface scanning pp. 85-86

I. Van den Herrewegen, K. Cuppens, M. Broeckx, H. Vertommen, M. Mertens and L. Peeraer

The effect of the thermal treatment on the stress–corrosion of nickel–titanium wires pp. 87-88

L. Čapek, D. Čapek and A. ŠimŮnek

Nanoindentation characterisation of poly(-lactide)/collagen nanocomposites pp. 89-90

T. Suchý, Š. Rýglová, Z. Sucharda, K. Balík, J. Šepitka and J. Lukeš

The influence of sterilisation processes on the micromechanical properties of polyamide fibre-reinforced PDMS composites for orthopaedic applications pp. 91-92

R. Sedláček, T. Suchý, Z. Sucharda, K. Balík, M. Sochor, J. Šepitka and J. Lukeš

Fatigue life prediction of cardiovascular stent using finite element method pp. 93-95

M. Azaouzi, A. Makradi and S. Belouettar

Variation of foot-to-foot resistance measured by body fat analysers with electrode geometry and contact area pp. 96-98

Sana Bousbiat, Michel Jaffrin and Imen Assadi

Numerical durability evaluation of Nitinol stent pp. 99-101

M. Ackermann and L. Čapek

A human skin culture system for a wound-healing model pp. 102-103

A. Mitbauerová, G. Rolin, S. Robin, H. Tauzin, E. Jacquet, P. Muret and P. Humbert

A new optical feedback interferometer for measuring red blood cell velocity distributions in individual capillaries: a feasibility study in microchannels pp. 104-105

L. Campagnolo, S. Roman, J. Perchoux and S. Lorthois

Quasi-static failure properties of the human gastro-colic ligament pp. 106-107

O. Chebil, M. Behr and P.-J. Arnoux

Non-invasive method for measuring local pulse wave velocity in arteries: part I pp. 108-109

K. Abdessalem, P. Flaud, W. Shtout and R. Salah

Thermo-mechanics of growth and mass transfer: morphogenesis of seashells pp. 110-112

P. Ciarletta, L. Preziosi and G. Maugin

Study of the renal cortex by light scattering pp. 113-115

N. Zerrari, J.-F. Palierne, D. Mitton and S. Nicolle

Flow dynamics characterisation of a novel perfusion-type bioreactor for bone tissue engineering pp. 116-119

Y. Knapp, V. Deplano and E. Bertrand

Morphometric classification of cranial vault deformation in trigonocephaly: a preliminary study in 10 patients pp. 120-121

X. Pronost, P. Swider, F. Lauwers and F. Jalbert

Comparative approach of predatory/feeding behaviours in Tetrapods pp. 122-123

V. Bels and P. Legreneur

Use of motion trackers for equine locomotion analysis to implement a horse simulator pp. 127-128

S. Mager-Maury, S. Biau and S. Deslandes

3D accelerometric assessment of the gait of dogs with cranial cruciate ligament rupture pp. 129-131

P. Pillard, S. Gibert and E. Viguier

Use of a 3D dynamometric horseshoe for the measurement of grip parameters in a horse cantering on right and left circles on two surfaces pp. 132-134

M. Camus, H. Chateau, L. Holden-Douilly, D. Robin, S. Falala, B. Ravary-Plumiöen, P. Pourcelot and N. Crevier-Denoix

Prey effect on Capture Kinematics in (Iguania, Squamata) pp. 135-136

L.-N. Zghikh, P. Legreneur, D. Nonclercq, C. Remy and V. Bels

Evaluation of the effectiveness of bandages on restricting carpus range of motion in healthy dogs at a walk using electrogoniometry pp. 140-142

S. Gibert, C. Carozzo, T. Cachon, D. Fau, J. Genevois and E. Viguier

Effects of ground surface on the equine superficial digital flexor tendon loading at the walk and trot pp. 143-144

B. Ravary-Plumiöen, P. Pourcelot, C. Vergari, L. Desquilbet and N. Crevier-Denoix

Synergies between humanoid robotics and biomechanics for motion generation pp. 145-147

K. Mombaur

Simulating the effect of upper-body inertia on human balance recovery pp. 148-150

Zohaib Aftab, Thomas Robert and Pierre-Brice Wieber

A machine learning approach to reaching tasks pp. 151-152

Dalia Marin and O. Sigaud

Biomechanical versus robotic indices to assess isometric force generation capabilities pp. 153-155

N. Rezzoug, J. Jacquier-Bret, V. Hernandez and P. Gorce

Generation of human-like motion on anthropomorphic systems using inverse dynamics pp. 156-158

L. Saab, P. Souères, N. Mansard and J. Fourquet

Comparison of muscle loadings between power and pinch grip tasks pp. 159-161

B. de Monsabert, J. Rossi, E. Berton and L. Vigouroux

Effect of velocity on muscular coordination during isokinetic lifting: a preliminary study on healthy subjects pp. 162-164

J. Frère, A. Lemaire, A. Laï-Man, M. Ripamonti, M. Ritz and A. Rahmani

Specific neuromuscular fatigue induced by repetitive isoload concentric knee extension pp. 165-166

M. Plautard, C. Cornu, G. Guilhem and A. Guevel

Biomechanical model of the ankle to estimate the musculotendinous forces during an isometric plantar flexion pp. 167-170

S. Bennour, N. Zarrouk, M. Dogui, L. Romdhane and J.-P. Merlet

Gait abnormalities in type 1 myotonic muscular dystrophy: 3D motion analysis, energy cost and surface EMG pp. 171-172

V. Tiffreau, C. Detrembleur, P. Van Den Bergh, A. Renders, V. Kinet and T. Lejeune

Computation of the mechanical power of a manual wheelchair user in actual conditions: preliminary results pp. 173-174

C. Sauret, P. Vaslin, R. Dumas, L. Cheze and F. Lavaste

Gait analysis of amputee people in limiting situations of daily living pp. 175-176

C. Villa, H. Pillet, P. Fode, J. Paysant, C. Sauret, N. Martinet and F. Lavaste

Description and classification of the effect of hamstrings lengthening in cerebral palsy children multi-site surgery pp. 177-179

A. Sebsadji, N. Khouri, K. Djemal, D. Yepremian, F. Hareb, P. Hoppenot and E. Desailly

Dynamic footprint analysis by time-of-flight camera pp. 180-182

W. Samson, A. Van Hamme, S. Sanchez, L. Chèze, S. Van Sint Jan and V. Feipel

Joint and segment coordinate systems revisited pp. 183-185

R. Dumas, T. Robert, V. Pomero and L. Cheze

Improvement of musculoskeletal model inputs: adjustment of acceleration by dynamic optimisation pp. 186-188

F. Leboeuf and F. Colloud

Froude and Strouhal dimensionless numbers to study human gait: an experimental approach pp. 189-190

D. Villeger, N. Delattre, B. Watier and P. Moretto

Multi-body optimisation with deformable ligament constraints: influence of ligament geometry pp. 191-193

X. Gasparutto, R. Dumas and E. Jacquelin

Feasibility of incorporating a soft tissue artefact model in multi-body optimisation pp. 194-196

V. Richard, V. Camomilla, L. Cheze, A. Cappozzo and R. Dumas

Biomechanics of the human hip joint pp. 197-199

N. Bonneau, O. Gagey and C. Tardieu

A non invasive protocol for the estimation of lumbar spine kinematics pp. 200-202

K. Mansour, T. Dao, F. Charleux, Á. Lazáry, P. Varga, M. Ho Ba Tho and F. Marin

Kinematics of human spine during hippotherapy pp. 203-205

T. Goldmann and M. Vilimek

Influence of lower limbs strength on trunk flexion and extension in chronic low back pain patients pp. 206-207

A. Lemaire, M. Ripamonti, M. Ritz and A. Rahmani

Validation of a volumic model to obtain personalized body segment inertial parameters for people sitting in a wheelchair pp. 208-209

A. Kollia, H. Pillet, J. Bascou, C. Villa, C. Sauret and F. Lavaste

Evolutions of the wheelchair user's centre of mass and centre of pressure according to the seat fore-aft position during sprinting: a case study of an elite wheelchair tennis player pp. 210-211

J. Bascou, C. Sauret, H. Pillet, A. Bonnefoy, P. Thoreux and F. Lavaste

Analysis of the agreement between the Fortius cycling ergometer and the PowerTap powermeter PO during time trials of 6 and 30 min pp. 212-214

W. Bertucci

Evolution of pedalling biomechanics during a Wingate test for different cyclist types: a preliminary study pp. 215-217

J. Jeanniot and W. Bertucci

New performance indicators for BMX riders pp. 218-219

X. Chiementin, S. Crequy, L. Rasolofondraibe and W. Bertucci

Comparison of motor strategy between confirmed and professional cyclists during an incremental maximal test pp. 220-223

J. Bernard, C. Hayot, A. Decatoire and P. Lacouture

Experimental and computational studies of the front crawl swimming, at the end of the entry-and-stretch phase pp. 224-226

Mathias Samson, Anthony Bernard and Laurent David

Does bilateral index differ between countermovement jump, drop jump and squat jump? pp. 227-228

E. Simoneau, A. Toumi, C. Gillet and S. Leteneur

Method to assess the effect of the position in the starting blocks on the acceleration phase of an elite female sprinter pp. 229-230

J.-F. Debril, F. Durand and P. Lacouture

On the effect of playing surfaces on lower limb intersegmental loads pp. 231-233

P. Rouch, X. Drevelle, L. Benouaich and P. Thoreux

Effects of different types of tyres and surfaces on the power output in the mountain bike field conditions: a preliminary study pp. 234-236

W. Bertucci and S. Rogier

Design and prototyping of a system for ankle spasticity quantification pp. 237-239

S. Deslandes, A. Baudet, M. Berthelot, S. Grancher and F. Moissenet

Minimal predicted distance: a kinematic cue to investigate collision avoidance between walkers pp. 240-242

A.-H. Olivier, A. Marin, A. Crétual and J. Pettré

Normal/tangential force proportion during steering under simulation condition pp. 243-245

Jessica Schiro, François Gabrielli, Philippe Pudlo, Franck Barbier and Mohamed Djemai

Development of a 3D accelerometric device for gait analysis in dogs pp. 246-249

P. Pillard, S. Gibert and E. Viguier

Is the time of release during a precision throwing task, predictable? pp. 250-252

Clint Hansen, Nasser Rezzoug, Philippe Gorce and Brice Isableu

Low-cost motion capture systems in practice pp. 253-255

Clint Hansen, Jean-Louis Honeine, David Gibas, Nasser Rezzoug, Philippe Gorce and Brice Isableu

Quantifying standing posture during multi-joint movements pp. 256-258

Clint Hansen, Qin Wei, Jiann-Shing Shieh, Nasser Rezzoug, Philippe Gorce and Brice Isableu

Quantification of facial movements by motion capture pp. 259-260

L. Edward, S. Dakpe, P. Feissel, B. Devauchelle and F. Marin

New statistic analysis for BMX rider pp. 261-262

X. Chiementin, S. Crequy and W. Bertucci

Simulation of muscle retraction in cerebral palsy. Validation of a decision support system for surgical lengthening of contractured muscles pp. 263-265

E. Desailly, A. Sebsadji, D. Yepremian, F. Hareb and N. Khouri

Atypical EMG activation patterns of the elbow extensors after complete C6 tetraplegia during isometric contractions: a case report pp. 266-268

S. Cremoux, J. Tallet, E. Berton, F. Dal Maso and D. Amarantini

Analysis of revolution time variability in cycling pattern pp. 269-270

Th. Warlop, B. Bollens, F. Crevecoeur, Ch. Detrembleur and Th. Lejeune

Passive skeletal muscle mechanical behaviour: considerations for constitutive modelling pp. 271-271

C. Simms

Epidemiological study applied to the design of wrist guard pp. 272-273

C. Thoraval, R. Carreira, C. Barla, H. Morvan, A. Dubrulle, P. Drazetic, J. Delay and J. Frere

Mechanical characterisation under cycling loading of humerus cortical bone pp. 274-276

R. Bry, B. Bennani, R. Delille, H. Morvan, A. Hault-Dubrulle and C. Fontaine

Geometric variability of ribs, costal cartilages and sternums from childhood to teenage pp. 277-278

B. Sandoz, A. Badina, S. Laporte, K. Lambot, D. Mitton and W. Skalli

Analysis of the cortical bone thickness of human thorax based on multi-scale imaging techniques pp. 279-280

O. Mayeur, F. Chaari, R. Delille, P. Drazetic and E. Markiewicz

Characterisation of the difference in fracture mechanics between children and adult cortical bone pp. 281-282

J.-Ph. Berteau, M. Pithioux, C. Baron, E. Gineyts, H. Follet, Ph. Lasaygues and P. Chabrand

Quasi-static failure properties of the human gastro-colic ligament pp. 283-284

O. Chebil, M. Behr and P.-J. Arnoux

Influence of the velocity on the fracture of the femoral neck for lateral compression tests pp. 285-287

S. Laporte, S. Guerard, S. Persohn and W. Skalli

Cosserat 3D anisotropic models of trabecular bone from the homogenisation of the trabecular structure pp. 288-290

I. Goda, M. Assidi and J. Ganghoffer

Links between microstructural properties of cancellous bone and its mechanical response to different strain rates pp. 291-292

M. Prot, D. Saletti, S. Pattofatto, V. Bousson and S. Laporte

biomechanical response of ovine heads to shaken baby syndrome events pp. 293-294

B. Sandoz, J. Dutshke, Qiujiang Liu, J. Manavis, J. Finnie, R. Vink and R. Anderson

Influence of pre-crash driver posture on injury outcome: airbag interaction with human upper extremities pp. 295-297

A. Hault-Dubrulle, F. Robache, R. Delille, D. Lesueur, P. Drazetic, H. Morvan, G. Wavreille, X. Demondion and C. Fontaine

Geometrical personalisation of human FE model using palpable markers on volunteers pp. 298-300

D. Poulard, F. Bermond, R. Dumas, K. Bruyere and S. Compigne

Injury criteria of knee joint regarding car–pedestrian impact environments pp. 301-302

Fuhao Mo, Pierre Arnoux, Dominique Cesari and Catherine Masson

Comparison of geometrical models of cranial bone samples for the identification of an apparent elastic modulus pp. 303-305

F. Vandenbulcke, K. Bruyere, C. Masson, R. Delille, D. Lesueur and P. Drazetic

Investigation on the interindividual differences influence on submarining in frontal crash pp. 306-308

C. Luet, X. Trosseille, P. Potier, G. Vallancien and P. Drazetic

Development and validation of a bicycle helmet: assessment of head injury risk under standard impact conditions pp. 309-310

G. Milne, C. Deck, R. Carreira, Q. Allinne and R. Willinger

On the use of Hopkinson bar-bending apparatus to study soft impact on porcine ribs pp. 311-312

R. Aubert, J. Pavier, N. Eches, A. Langlet and P. Bailly

Experimental and numerical characterisation of the mechanical behaviour of the cranial bone pp. 313-315

J. Halgrin, S. Shiri, C. Marechal, G. Haugou, F. Bresson and T. Colard

production and biomechanical experimental analysis of thoracolumbar burst fractures pp. 316-318

A. Germaneau, M. Saget, S. D'houtaud, P. Doumalin, J.-C. Dupre, F. Hesser, F. Bremand, P. Maxy and P. Rigoard

Peri-operative exercise training programme for hip arthroplasty: the effect on locomotion pp. 319-320

F. Prince and V. Bouffard

An optimisation approach of a new dynamic spinal device pp. 321-323

L. Hocquard, O. Gille and M. Mesnard

Implant fixation of novel and commercial TMJ implants pp. 324-325

A. Ramos, M. Mesnard, C. Relvas, A. Completo and J. Simôes

Investigation of hinge knee behaviour using a dynamic finite element model of the lower limb pp. 326-327

L. Zach, S. Konvickova and P. Ruzicka

Design a total hip prosthesis with modular channel under CAD environment pp. 328-330

Y. Benabid, K. Benfriha, T. Chettibi and A. Aoussat

Parametric study of interstitial fluid flow in the bone lacuno-canalicular network pp. 331-332

T. Lemaire, J. Kaiser, S. Naili and V. Sansalone

Mechanical coupling effects into a – vertebral segment pp. 333-334

E. Estivalezes, J. Briot, K. Abelin-Genevois, F. Accabled, J. Sales de Gauzy and P. Swider

Nanoindentation of intervertebral disc tissues localised by SHG imaging pp. 335-336

J. Šepitka, J. Lukeš, L. Staněk, E. Filová, Z. Burdíková and J. Řezníček

Comparison of the effect of locking standard screws on the mechanical properties of bone-plate constructs in a comminuted diaphyseal fracture model pp. 337-339

M. Verset, S. Palierne, D. Mathon, P. Swider and A. Autefage

Measuring primary stability of cervical implant pp. 340-342

P. Henyš and L. Čapek

A method to measure glenoid wear in 3D pp. 343-344

J. Ston, X. Larrea, A. Farron, D. Pioletti and A. Terrier

Design and implementation of orthosis to improve gait of patients with hemiplegia pp. 345-347

Y. Benabid, T. Chettibi, A. Aoussat and K. Benfriha

Assessing shoulder posture ergonomy thanks to a finite element analysis pp. 348-349

F. Abouelkhair and S. Duprey

Biomechanical testing of the primary stability of macro and micro-roughnesses acetabular cups: a numerical and an experimental study pp. 350-352

S. Le Cann, A. Galland, S. Parratte, B. Rosa, J. Argenson and P. Chabrand

Model of cancellous bone adaptation considering hypermineralised bone tissue pp. 353-354

C. Yone, J. Milan, J. Rossi, J. Witz, M. Brieu and P. Chabrand

Achilles tendon force and axial speed of sound: a calibration method under clinical conditions pp. 355-356

C. Vergari, D. Pradon, B. Ravary-Plumiöen, P. Pourcelot and N. Crevier-Denoix

The bouncing mechanism of running in a transfemoral amputee wearing a blade prosthesis pp. 357-359

G. Mauroy, D. De Jaeger, J-M. Vanmarsenille and P. Willems

Foot biomechanical modelling to study orthoses influence pp. 360-362

V. Luboz, A. Perrier, N. Vuillerme, M. Bucki, B. Diot, F. Cannard and Y. Payan

The strain distribution for the natural and implanted hip joint articulation pp. 363-364

Rosa Duarte, A. Ramos, C. Relvas, A. Completo and J. Simões

Relevance of skin deformation to track the scapula during forward humeral elevations pp. 365-367

F. Leboeuf, C. Schwartz, S. Brochard, M. Lempereur, V. Burdin and O. Remy-Neris

Scapulo–thoracic kinematics in children: accuracy and reliability pp. 368-370

M. Lempereur, S. Brochard and O. Remy-Neris

A simple method to compare body and upper limb kinetics in the course of pointing task pp. 371-373

James Richardson, Simon Bouisset, Clint Hansen and Christian Ribreau

Determination of force platform parameters during sit-to-stand movement in elderly: a preliminary study pp. 374-376

F. Chorin, C. Cornu, B. Beaune and A. Rahmani

Posture and chronic gonalgia in the elderly: contribution of osteopathic treatment pp. 377-378

Y. Huard

Volume 15, issue 12, 2012

An inverse approach for the mechanical characterisation of vascular tissues via a generalised rule of mixtures pp. 1257-1262

Facundo Bellomo, Sergio Oller and Liz Nallim

Modelling transport of layered double hydroxide nanoparticles in axons and dendrites of cortical neurons pp. 1263-1271

A. Kuznetsov

Characterisation and simulation of an active microvalve for glaucoma pp. 1273-1280

F. Sassetti, F. Guarnieri, L. Garelli and M. Storti

A fast strong coupling algorithm for the partitioned fluid–structure interaction simulation of BMHVs pp. 1281-1312

Sebastiaan Annerel, Joris Degroote, Tom Claessens, Sigrid Dahl, Bjørn Skallerud, Leif Hellevik, Peter Van Ransbeeck, Patrick Segers, Pascal Verdonck and Jan Vierendeels

Automated measurement of neural foramen cross-sectional area during functional movement pp. 1313-1321

William Anderst

An original clinical methodology for non-invasive assessment of pivot-shift test pp. 1323-1328

Nicola Lopomo, Stefano Zaffagnini, Cecilia Signorelli, Simone Bignozzi, Giovanni Giordano, Giulio Marcheggiani Muccioli and Andrea Visani

Biomechanical analysis of the anterior cervical fusion pp. 1337-1346

P. Fernandes, P. Fernandes, J. Folgado and J. Levy Melancia

Improved execution efficiency of model-based roentgen stereophotogrammetric analysis: simplification and segmentation of model meshes pp. 1347-1357

Ci-Bin Syu, Shang-Chih Lin, Chung-Yi Huang, Jiing-Yih Lai, Kao-Shang Shih and Kuo-Jen Chen

Interaction between the septum and the left (right) ventricular free wall in order to evaluate the effects on coronary blood flow: numerical simulation pp. 1359-1368

Claudio De Lazzari

Call for Abstracts pp. 1369-1370

The Editors

Editorial Board pp. ebi-ebi

The Editors

Volume 15, issue 11, 2012

Verification of accuracy and validity of gait phase detection system using motion sensors for applying walking assistive FES pp. 1129-1135

Sunwoo Park, Kihong Ryu, Jungyoon Kim, Jongsang Son and Youngho Kim

Mineral heterogeneity has a minor influence on the apparent elastic properties of human cancellous bone: a SRμCT-based finite element study pp. 1137-1144

Thomas Gross, Dieter Pahr, Françoise Peyrin and Philippe Zysset

Multiaxial mechanical behaviour of the passive ureteral wall: experimental study and mathematical characterisation pp. 1145-1156

Dimitrios Sokolis

Direct numerical simulation of a 2D-stented aortic heart valve at physiological flow rates pp. 1157-1179

Y. Dimakopoulos, A. Bogaerds, Patricia Anderson, M. Hulsen and F. Baaijens

Towards an efficient and robust foot classification from pedobarographic images pp. 1181-1188

Francisco Oliveira, Andreia Sousa, Rubim Santos and João Tavares

Triphasic mixture model of cell-mediated enzymatic degradation of hydrogels pp. 1197-1210

Franck Vernerey, Eric Greenwald and Stephanie Bryant

Finite element study of a tissue-engineered cartilage transplant in human tibiofemoral joint pp. 1211-1221

Ali Vahdati and Diane Wagner

A novel cross-shear metric for application in computer simulation of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene wear pp. 1223-1232

Anthony Petrella, Jeffrey Armstrong, Peter Laz and Paul Rullkoetter

Role of helmet in the mechanics of shock wave propagation under blast loading conditions pp. 1233-1244

S. Ganpule, L. Gu, A. Alai and N. Chandra

An automatic 2D–3D image matching method for reproducing spatial knee joint positions using single or dual fluoroscopic images pp. 1245-1256

Zhonglin Zhu and Guoan Li

Volume 15, issue 10, 2012

Left ventricular wall stress compendium pp. 1015-1041

L. Zhong, D. Ghista and R. Tan

Growing multiblock structures: a semi-automated approach to block placement for multiblock hexahedral meshing pp. 1043-1052

Austin Ramme, Kiran Shivanna, Amy Criswell, Nicole Kallemeyn, Vincent Magnotta and Nicole Grosland

Modelling 3D control of upright stance using an optimal control strategy pp. 1053-1063

Xingda Qu and Maury Nussbaum

An approach to determine myocardial ischemia by hidden Markov models pp. 1065-1070

Xiaoying Tang, Li Xia, Weifeng Liu, Yuhua Peng, Tianxin Gao and Yanjun Zeng

Biomechanical study on the edge shapes for penetrating keratoplasty pp. 1071-1079

Heow Lee and Han Zhuang

Computer-based assessment of movement difficulties in Parkinson's disease pp. 1081-1092

Laura Cunningham, Chris Nugent, George Moore, Dewar Finlay and David Craig

A physiology-based inverse dynamic analysis of human gait using sequential convex programming: a comparative study pp. 1093-1102

F. De Groote, B. Demeulenaere, J. Swevers, J. De Schutter and I. Jonkers

An assessment of swinger techniques for the playground swing oscillatory motion pp. 1103-1109

Svein Linge

Finite element and photoelastic modelling of an abdominal aortic aneurysm: a comparative study pp. 1111-1119

Anthony Callanan, Liam Morris and Tim McGloughlin

Simulation of creep in non-homogenous samples of human cortical bone pp. 1121-1128

Ahmet Ertas, Keith Winwood, Peter Zioupos and John Cotton

Volume 15, issue 9, 2012

Postural sway parameters using a triaxial accelerometer: comparing elderly and young healthy adults pp. 899-910

Rigoberto Martinez-Mendez, Masaki Sekine and Toshiyo Tamura

A reciprocal connection factor for assessing knee-joint function pp. 911-917

Wangdo Kim and Sean Kohles

A virtual environment for learning to view during aerial movements pp. 919-924

Maurice Yeadon and Jon Knight

Muscle-driven finite element simulation of human foot movements pp. 925-934

L. Spyrou and N. Aravas

Implant–bone interface healing and adaptation in resurfacing hip replacement pp. 935-947

Alexander Dickinson, Andrew Taylor and Martin Browne

Pulse transit time reveals drug kinetics on vascular changes affected by propofol pp. 949-952

Yuan-Chun Lan, Ching-Hui Shen, Hsung-Ming Kang and Fok-Ching Chong

The muscle line of action in current models of the human cervical spine: a comparison with MRI data pp. 953-961

Rudolf Jaeger, Frieder Mauch and Bernd Markert

Computational modelling of the natural hip: a review of finite element and multibody simulations pp. 963-979

Adam Stops, Ruth Wilcox and Zhongmin Jin

Geometrical optimisation of a biochip microchannel fluidic separator pp. 981-991

Xiangdong Xue, Mayur Patel, Chris Bailey and Marc Desmulliez

Inverse analysis and robustness evaluation for biological structure behaviour in FE simulation: application to the liver pp. 993-999

Cécile Conte, Catherine Masson and Pierre-Jean Arnoux

Estimation of trunk mechanical properties using system identification: effects of experimental setup and modelling assumptions pp. 1001-1009

Babak Bazrgari, Maury Nussbaum and Michael Madigan

Letters to the Editor pp. 1011-1012

Richard Aspden

Letters to the Editor pp. 1013-1014

Alireza Abouhossein, Bernhard Weisse and Stephen Ferguson

Volume 15, issue 8, 2012

Advanced material modelling in numerical simulation of primary acetabular press-fit cup stability pp. 787-793

R. Souffrant, C. Zietz, A. Fritsche, D. Kluess, W. Mittelmeier and R. Bader

Finite element analysis of stress distribution in intact and porcelain veneer restored teeth pp. 795-800

M. Matson, H. Lewgoy, D. Barros Filho, R. Amore, A. Anido-Anido, R. Alonso, M. Carrilho and C. Anauate-Netto

Reduction of knee range of motion during continuous passive motion due to misaligned hip joint centre pp. 801-806

Yoon Kim, Kyungsoo Kim, Won Park and Kyoung Yoon

Computational simulation of internal bone remodelling around dental implants: a sensitivity analysis pp. 807-814

Istabrak Hasan, Alireza Rahimi, Ludger Keilig, Kai-Thomas Brinkmann and Christoph Bourauel

Optimisation of the mean boat velocity in rowing pp. 815-824

G. Rauter, L. Baumgartner, J. Denoth, R. Riener and P. Wolf

Development of new spacer device geometry: a CFD study (Part I) pp. 825-833

Ricardo Oliveira, Senhorinha Teixeira, Luís Silva, José Teixeira and Henedina Antunes

Prediction of shape and internal structure of the proximal femur using a modified level set method for structural topology optimisation pp. 835-844

Mahsa Bahari, Farzam Farahmand, Gholamreza Rouhi and Mohammad Movahhedy

A numerically validated probabilistic model of a simplified total hip replacement construct pp. 845-858

Loujaine Mehrez and Martin Browne

Prediction of quantitative intrathoracic fluid volume to diagnose pulmonary oedema using LabVIEW pp. 859-864

Shabana Urooj, M. Khan, Akhtar Ansari, Aimé Lay-Ekuakille and Ashok Salhan

Failure locus of the anterior cruciate ligament: 3D finite element analysis pp. 865-874

Andrew Homyk, Alexander Orsi, Story Wibby, Nicholas Yang, Hamid Nayeb-Hashemi and Paul Canavan

Using topological equivalence to discover stable control parameters in biodynamic systems pp. 875-884

Martin Tanaka and Shane Ross

A theoretical study of bone remodelling under PEMF at cellular level pp. 885-897

Yanan Wang and Qing-Hua Qin

Volume 15, issue 7, 2012

Prediction and prenosological diagnostics of heart diseases based on energy characteristics of acupuncture points and fuzzy logic pp. 681-689

Riad Al-Kasasbeh, Nikolay Korenevskiy, Florin Ionescou, Mahdi Alshamasin and Alexander Kuzmin

ModuleSearch: finding functional modules in a protein–protein interaction network pp. 691-699

Guangyu Cui, Rojan Shrestha and Kyungsook Han

Analysis of tendinous actuation in balancing the maximal fingertip force for normal and abnormal forefinger system pp. 701-709

A. Sghaier, L. Romdhane and F. Ouezdou

Medical image registration using fuzzy theory pp. 721-734

Meisen Pan, Jingtian Tang and Qi Xiong

Neck muscle paths and moment arms are significantly affected by wrapping surface parameters pp. 735-744

Bethany Suderman, Bala Krishnamoorthy and Anita Vasavada

Estimation of accuracy of patient-specific musculoskeletal modelling: case study on a post polio residual paralysis subject pp. 745-751

T. Dao, F. Marin, P. Pouletaut, F. Charleux, P. Aufaure and M. Ho Ba Tho

A hybrid image processing system for X-ray images of an external fixator pp. 753-759

A. Aydin, T. İbrikçi and İ. Akçali

Determination of typical patterns from strongly varying signals pp. 761-769

A. Bender and G. Bergmann

Patient-specific modelling of pulmonary airflow using GPU cluster for the application in medical practice pp. 771-778

T. Miki, X. Wang, T. Aoki, Y. Imai, T. Ishikawa, K. Takase and T. Yamaguchi

Predicting the external formation of a bone fracture callus: an optimisation approach pp. 779-785

D. Comiskey, B. MacDonald, W. McCartney, K. Synnott and J. O'Byrne

Volume 15, issue 6, 2012

Biomechanical analysis of foot with different foot arch heights: a finite element analysis pp. 563-569

Pi-Chang Sun, Shih-Liang Shih, Yu-Ling Chen, Yu-Chun Hsu, Ruei-Cheng Yang and Chen-Sheng Chen

A mathematical model of medial collateral ligament repair: migration, fibroblast proliferation and collagen formation pp. 571-583

D. Garzón-Alvarado, R. Cárdenas Sandoval and J. Vanegas Acosta

The development, calibration and validation of a numerical total knee replacement kinematics simulator considering laxity and unconstrained flexion motions pp. 585-593

Ryan Willing and Il Kim

Statistical finite element method for real-time tissue mechanics analysis pp. 595-608

Seyed Mousavi, Iman Khalaji, Ali Sadeghi Naini, Kaamran Raahemifar and Abbas Samani

Finite element analysis of stress distribution on modified retentive tips of bar clasp pp. 609-613

P. Oyar, C. Soyarslan, G. Can and E. Demirci

An integrated geometric modelling framework for patient-specific computational haemodynamic study on wide-ranged vascular network pp. 615-625

Ryo Torii and Marie Oshima

Feature selection based on a fuzzy complementary criterion: application to gait recognition using ground reaction forces pp. 627-644

S. Moustakidis, J. Theocharis and G. Giakas

Estimates of muscle function in human gait depend on how foot-ground contact is modelled pp. 657-668

Tim Dorn, Yi-Chung Lin and Marcus Pandy

Importance of realistic LVAD profiles for assisted aortic simulations: evaluation of optimal outflow anastomosis locations pp. 669-680

Alistair Brown, Yubing Shi, Andreas Arndt, Jörg Müller, Patricia Lawford and David Hose

Volume 15, issue 5, 2012

An extensive numerical simulation of the cephalic furrow formation in embryo pp. 445-455

R. Allena and D. Aubry

Fast 3D reconstruction of the lower limb using a parametric model and statistical inferences and clinical measurements calculation from biplanar X-rays pp. 457-466

Y. Chaibi, T. Cresson, B. Aubert, J. Hausselle, P. Neyret, O. Hauger, J. de Guise and W. Skalli

Pattern classification of kinematic and kinetic running data to distinguish gender, shod/barefoot and injury groups with feature ranking pp. 467-474

Bjoern Eskofier, Martin Kraus, Jay Worobets, Darren Stefanyshyn and Benno Nigg

Quasi-linear viscoelastic properties of costal cartilage using atomic force microscopy pp. 475-486

S. Tripathy and E. Berger

A procedure to refine joint kinematic assessments: Functional Alignment pp. 487-500

Kevin Ball and Thomas Greiner

Assessment of a fictitious domain method for patient-specific biomechanical modelling of press-fit orthopaedic implantation pp. 501-516

L. Kallivokas, S.-W. Na, O. Ghattas and B. Jaramaz

An efficient algorithm for retinal blood vessel segmentation using h-maxima transform and multilevel thresholding pp. 517-525

Marwan Saleh and C. Eswaran

Sensitivity analysis of an energetic muscle model applied at whole body level in recumbent pedalling pp. 527-538

M. Bisi, R. Stagni and G. Gnudi

Sensitivity analysis of hip joint centre estimation based on three-dimensional CT scans pp. 539-546

W. Bartels, J. Vander Sloten and I. Jonkers

Consistent formulation of the growth process at the kinematic and constitutive level for soft tissues composed of multiple constituents pp. 547-561

H. Schmid, L. Pauli, A. Paulus, E. Kuhl and M. Itskov

Volume 15, issue 4, 2012

Inducing occlusion effect in Y-shaped vessels using high-intensity focused ultrasound: finite element analysis and phantom validation pp. 323-332

Cho-Pei Jiang, Ming-Chang Wu and Yi-Syun Wu

A mathematical model for describing the metastasis of cancer in bone tissue pp. 333-346

Diego Garzón-Alvarado

Active muscle response using feedback control of a finite element human arm model pp. 347-361

Jonas Östh, Karin Brolin and Riender Happee

A novel rapid prototyping and finite element method-based development of the patient-specific temporomandibular joint implant pp. 363-370

T. Deshmukh, A. Kuthe, S. Chaware, V. Bagaria and D. Ingole

Time–frequency analysis of phonocardiogram signals using wavelet transform: a comparative study pp. 371-381

Burhan Ergen, Yetkin Tatar and Halil Gulcur

A study of direct moxibustion using mathematical methods pp. 383-391

Miao Liu, Sang Kauh and Sabina Lim

Relationships between geometry and kinematic characteristics in the temporomandibular joint pp. 393-400

M. Mesnard, J. Coutant, M. Aoun, J. Morlier, M. Cid and P. Caix

Constitutive formulation and numerical analysis of the heel pad region pp. 401-409

A. Natali, C. Fontanella and E. Carniel

A naïve Gaussian Bayes classifier for detection of mental activity in gait signature pp. 411-416

Deepak Joshi, A. Mishra and Sneh Anand

Permeability study of vertebral cancellous bone using micro-computational fluid dynamics pp. 417-423

Jeremy Teo and Swee Teoh

Segmentation of overlapping leucocyte images with phase detection and spiral interpolation pp. 425-433

Guanghua Gu, Dong Cui and Xiaoli Li

Stochastic modelling of wall stresses in abdominal aortic aneurysms treated by a gene therapy pp. 435-443

Faïza Mohand-Kaci, Anissa Ouni, Jianping Dai, Eric Allaire and Mustapha Zidi

Volume 15, issue 3, 2012

Mechanical variables affecting balloon kyphoplasty outcome – a finite element study pp. 211-220

Danè Dabirrahmani, Stephan Becker, Michael Hogg, Richard Appleyard, Gamal Baroud and Mark Gillies

Analysis of humeral head displacements from sequences of biplanar X-rays: repeatability study and preliminary results in healthy subjects pp. 221-229

Pierre-Yves Lagacé, Fabien Billuart, Xavier Ohl, Wafa Skalli, Patrice Tétreault, Jacques de Guise and Nicola Hagemeister

Biomechanical response of ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms: association with structural remodelling pp. 231-248

Dimitrios Sokolis, Eleftherios Kritharis, Athina Giagini, Konstantinos Lampropoulos, Stavroula Papadodima and Dimitrios Iliopoulos

A hybrid static optimisation method to estimate muscle forces during muscle co-activation pp. 249-254

Jongsang Son, Sungjae Hwang and Youngho Kim

3-D finite element modelling of facial soft tissue and preliminary application in orthodontics pp. 255-261

Si Chen, Hangdi Lou, Liang Guo, Qiguo Rong, Yi Liu and Tian-Min Xu

Stress transfer properties of different commercial dental implants: a finite element study pp. 263-273

M. Pérez, J. Prados-Frutos, J. Bea and M. Doblaré

Development of software for human muscle force estimation pp. 275-283

Gang Tang, Li-wei Qian, Gao-feng Wei, Hong-sheng Wang and Cheng-tao Wang

Inertial motion capture in conjunction with an artificial neural network can differentiate the gait patterns of hemiparetic stroke patients compared with able-bodied counterparts pp. 285-294

C. Scheffer and T. Cloete

One-dimensional statistical parametric mapping in Python pp. 295-301

Todd Pataky

Deployment of self-expandable stents in aneurysmatic cerebral vessels: comparison of different computational approaches for interventional planning pp. 303-311

A. Bernardini, I. Larrabide, L. Petrini, G. Pennati, E. Flore, M. Kim and A. Frangi

IMU-based ambulatory walking speed estimation in constrained treadmill and overground walking pp. 313-322

Shuozhi Yang and Qingguo Li

Volume 15, issue 2, 2012

Development of a parametric finite element model of the proximal femur using statistical shape and density modelling pp. 101-110

Daniel Nicolella and Todd Bredbenner

Influence of the scale function on wavelet transformation of the surface electromyographic signal pp. 111-120

Julien Frère, Beat Göpfert, Jean Slawinski and Claire Tourny-Chollet

FSI simulation of asymmetric mitral valve dynamics during diastolic filling pp. 121-130

S. Dahl, J. Vierendeels, J. Degroote, S. Annerel, L. Hellevik and B. Skallerud

A biomechanical analysis of finger joint forces and stresses developed during common daily activities pp. 131-140

Kent Butz, Greg Merrell and Eric Nauman

Automatic system for 3D reconstruction of the chick eye based on digital photographs pp. 141-149

Alexander Wong, Reno Genest, Naveen Chandrashekar, Vivian Choh and Elizabeth Irving

Influence of fluid-flow direction on effective permeability of the vertebral end plate: an analytical model pp. 151-156

P. Swider, F. Accadbled, J. Laffosse and J. Sales de Gauzy

A novel heart valve stent design: mechanical interaction with the aortic root pp. 157-165

Frederic Heim, Coralie Marchand, Bernard Durand and Nabil Chakfe

The accuracy of active shape modelling and end-plate measurements for characterising the shape of the lumbar spine in the sagittal plane pp. 167-172

Ali Ali, Amy-beth Cowan, Jennifer Gregory, Richard Aspden and Judith Meakin

A methodology to generate structured computational grids from DICOM data: application to a patient-specific abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) model pp. 173-183

Evangelos Makris, Vasileios Gkanis, Sokrates Tsangaris and Christos Housiadas

Mechanical characterisation of the human thoracic descending aorta: experiments and modelling pp. 185-193

Claudio García-Herrera, Diego Celentano, Marcela Cruchaga, Francisco Rojo, José Atienza, Gustavo Guinea and José Goicolea

Simulation and study of the geometric parameters in the inguinal area and the genesis of inguinal hernias pp. 195-201

Gerard Fortuny, Manuel López-Cano, Antonio Susín and Blas Herrera

Physical sensor difference-based method and virtual sensor difference-based method for visual and quantitative estimation of lower limb 3D gait posture using accelerometers and magnetometers pp. 203-210

Kun Liu, Yoshio Inoue and Kyoko Shibata

Volume 15, issue 1, 2012

Editorial: Identification of material parameters through inverse finite element modelling pp. 1-2

Sam Evans and Stephane Avril

Identification of the material parameters of soft tissues in the compressed leg pp. 3-11

L. Dubuis, S. Avril, J. Debayle and P. Badel

The non-linear response of a muscle in transverse compression: assessment of geometry influence using a finite element model pp. 13-21

Laure-Lise Gras, David Mitton, Nathalie Crevier-Denoix and Sébastien Laporte

Apparent Young's modulus of vertebral cortico-cancellous bone specimens pp. 23-28

F. El Masri, E. Sapin de Brosses, K. Rhissassi, W. Skalli and D. Mitton

Sensitivity analysis of permeability parameters of bovine nucleus pulposus obtained through inverse fitting of the nonlinear biphasic equation: effect of sampling strategy pp. 29-36

Philip Riches

Mechanical identification of layer-specific properties of mouse carotid arteries using 3D-DIC and a hyperelastic anisotropic constitutive model pp. 37-48

Pierre Badel, Stéphane Avril, Susan Lessner and Michael Sutton

Identification of heterogeneous elastic properties in stenosed arteries: a numerical plane strain study pp. 49-58

Alexandre Franquet, Stéphane Avril, Rodolphe Le Riche and Pierre Badel

Quantifying the mechanical properties of human skin to optimise future microneedle device design pp. 73-82

R. Groves, S. Coulman, J. Birchall and S. Evans

Dual-parameter optimisation of the elastic properties of skin pp. 83-92

A. Delalleau, G. Josse and J. Lagarde

Importance of multiple loading scenarios for the identification of material coefficients of the human cornea pp. 93-99

Harald Studer, Hansjörg Riedwyl and Philippe Büchler