Tommaso  Ingrassia, Donatella  Cerniglia, Vincenzo  Nigrelli, Vito  Ricotta, 
    FEM and Experimental Analysis of a Total Knee Prosthesis,
    Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences,
    Volume 13,Issue 7,
    2018,
    Pages 1718-1724,
    ISSN 1816-949x,
    jeasci.2018.1718.1724,
    (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2018.1718.1724)
    Abstract: In this study, a comparison between two different approaches used to study a total knee prosthesis
is presented. In particular, the contact area of the components of knee prosthesis has been evaluated using
both a numerical and an experimental approach. The numerical analysis has been performed by FEM Models,
whereas the experimental study has been conducted using an ultrasonic-based method. To setup the FEM
simulations, CAD Models of the components of the prosthesis have been reconstructed using a classic reverse
engineering approach. Obtained results has allowed evaluating the contact area of the components of the
prosthesis and demonstrated a very good level of correlation between numerical and experimental data.
    Keywords: FEM;ultrasonic methods;reverse engineering analysis;CAD Model;knee prosthesis;contact area