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al., (2008) and thereby adopting the growth laws from those articles. The main objective
of the present work is to simulate how the localized metal implant generates a healthy
mechanical environment for the articular cartilage in the knee joint. In this work we
have modeled the cartilage growth for only one day and models will be improved to
simulate the growth for longer time period by incorporating more realistic in vivo
conditions and stimulated growth by triggering criteria. Results will demonstrate how
the implant’s position in the lining tissue and biomechanical factors affect the growth
and behavior of cartilage surrounding the cartilage. A contribution of this work is to
illustrate how tissue growth models can be used to simulate the effect of biomechanical
factors on the implant performance to treat the focal articular cartilage defects, so that
implant design and precise surgical procedure can be improvised.
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