ME 598: Schedule

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Week	Tuesday	Thursday	Web Reference Material	Homeworks/Labs	Project
1	Course intro History of orthopedics Arthroplasty	Musculoskeletal anatomy Implant vs joint function	Intro to Biomechanics Anatomical terms		PubMed (for journal articles)
2	Gait biomechanics Types of joints OA	Knee anatomy Knee biomechanics Searching the literature	Gait cycle Range of motion Burden of musculoskeletal disease		AO page - VERY useful and fun
3	Quantifying knee biomechanics	Joint stability: Role of ligament and muscle Joint stability lab	HipKneeBook	Joint stability	Ortho bullets
4	Presentations: Joint stability	Joint stability: Role of geometry	Joint loading data AAOS FDA page on implants
5	Implant design: Materials Biocompatability	Presentations: Implant need	Hip, knee replacement
6	Implant design: Geometry	Implant design: Fixation
7	Preclinical testing (standards)	Derivation of joint loads	Ortho implant materials
8	Computational methods	Regulatory pathway Design verification and validation
9	Complications & Failure	Surgical technique
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13	Sensitivity and uncertainty	Sensitivity and uncertainty
14	Fall break	Fall break
15			Wrap up The future of implant design
16	Final presentations