Development and validation of a fiber-based ACL model for surgical simulations

ACL has a fundamental role in knee biomechanics and ACL insufficiency is probably the most common knee pathology. Nevertheless complete knowledge of ACL biomechanics is not achieved and predictions on ACL behaviour or optimal treatment are hard and still controversial, although of primary importance for a safe and good individual reconstruction. In this paper we describe the construction and validation of a new ACL model, computable by its anatomical description and aiming at reliable predictions in a virtual surgical environment.

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