NPTEL : NOC:Biomechanics of Joints and Orthopaedic Implants (Mechanical Engineering)

Co-ordinators : Prof. Sanjay Gupta


Lecture 1 - General Introduction to the Course

Lecture 2 - Musculoskeletal System

Lecture 3 - Synovial Joints

Lecture 4 - The Hip Joint

Lecture 5 - The Knee Joint

Lecture 6 - The Shoulder and Elbow Joints

Lecture 7 - The Spine

Lecture 8 - Biomechanics of the Hip Joint

Lecture 9 - Biomechanics of the Knee Joint

Lecture 10 - Biomechanics of the Shoulder Joint

Lecture 11 - Biomechanics of the Elbow Joint - Part I

Lecture 12 - Biomechanics of the Elbow Joint - Part II

Lecture 13 - Biomechanics of the Spine

Lecture 14 - Gait Cycle

Lecture 15 - Gait Analysis and Abnormalities

Lecture 16 - Measurement Techniques of Gait Analysis - Part I

Lecture 17 - Measurement Techniques of Gait Analysis - Part II

Lecture 18 - Motion Capture System

Lecture 19 - Fundamentals of Joint Kinematics

Lecture 20 - Joint Kinematics and Kinetics

Lecture 21 - Introduction to Musculoskeletal Modelling

Lecture 22 - Inverse Dynamics in Musculoskeletal Modelling

Lecture 23 - Muscle Force Estimation Using Static Optimization

Lecture 24 - Concepts of Stress and Strain

Lecture 25 - Stress Transformation

Lecture 26 - Bone Structure and Mechanical Behaviour

Lecture 27 - Bone Adaptation and Viscoelastic Behaviour

Lecture 28 - Anisotropic Nature of Bone

Lecture 29 - Implant Classification and Failure Mechanisms

Lecture 30 - Introduction to Finite Element Modelling of Bone and Implant

Lecture 31 - Finite Element Modelling and Analysis of Hip and Shoulder

Lecture 32 - Modelling and Analysis of Intact and Implanted Lumbar Spine

Lecture 33 - Experimental Validation of Pre-Clinical Analysis

Lecture 34 - Adaptive Bone Remodelling

Lecture 35 - Bone Remodelling Around Resurfaced Femur and Pelvic Bone

Lecture 36 - Design Optimization of HIP Implant

Lecture 37 - Orthotropic Bone Remodelling

Lecture 38 - Biomaterials and Design of Orthopaedic Implants

Lecture 39 - Bone Fracture Healing

Lecture 40 - Bone Ingrowth and Mechanoregulatory Principles

Lecture 41 - Mathematical Modelling of Tissue Differentiation

Lecture 42 - Bone Ingrowth around Porous Coated Femoral Implant

Lecture 43 - Tissue Differentiation around Porous Coated Acetabular Implant

Lecture 44 - Concluding Remarks