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Work is underway to develop numerical simulations for total hip and knee arthroplasties.
This work will enable examination of the normal, diseased, and reconstructed joint. Analyses of current prostheses as well as designs for future prostheses are being performed. A new proximal femoral prosthesis has been designed from 3-D shape analyses of adults with congenital hip dislocation. Simulation will also be used for surgical planning and prosthesis selection. Improvements in methods of imaging the bone's response to changes in its mechanical environment are key to successful simulations.