Researchers successfully tackle a multiscale Osteoarthritic knee challenge – Modelathon 2020


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1st EPSRC MultiSim Interdisciplinary Workshop on Multiscale Modelling


29th March 2019, ICOSS, University of Sheffield

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Insigneo Institute for in silico Medicine


The Insigneo Institute for in silico Medicine has been created to achieve the scientific ambition behind the Virtual Physiological Human (VPH), producing a transformational impact on healthcare.  Find out more


An introduction to our research


Focused on the human musculoskeletal system but designed as a generic platform to address other engineering challenges that involve multi-scale modelling, unobservable states and variables and uncertainty. Find out more


Background

MultiSim is a £6.7 million EPSRC Frontier Engineering Award project based  at the University of Sheffield's Insigneo Institute for in silico Medicine. This five year multidisciplinary project started on 1st September 2013, and extended until 1st September 2021 with Progression Grant funding, involving academics from the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Healthcare. M...

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Publications: find out more about our research

A new approach to comprehensively evaluate the morphological properties of the human femoral head: example of application to osteoarthritic joint

A new approach to comprehensively evaluate the morphological properties of the human femoral head: example of application to osteoarthritic joint

Flow diagram illustrating the methods to extract the trabecular bone cortical bone volumes for morphometric analysis. Osteoarthritis affects the properties of the joints, changing its shape and mechanical...
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Effect of size and location of simulated lytic lesions on the structural properties of human vertebral bodies, a micro-finite element study

Effect of size and location of simulated lytic lesions on the structural properties of human vertebral bodies, a micro-finite element study

Graphical Abstract The study of the risk of fractures in cancer patients with spine metastases is important to improve the quality of life of patients. Currently, the risk of fracture in these patients is e...
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An extended discrete element method for the estimation of contact pressure at the ankle joint during stance phase

Pressure distribution at the instant of maximum loading (78% of the stance). EDEM is on the left, DEM on the right. Abnormalities in the ankle contact pressure are related to the onset of osteoarthritis. ...
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Our goals and aspirations

Dr Enrico Dall'Ara, MultiSim Work Package Leader
“The goal of Multisim is to combine experimental, imaging and computational approaches to improve current preclinical and clinical assessment of musculoskeletal diseases and to optimise treatments for patients”
Professor Claudia Mazzà , Director of MultiSim
“MultiSim wants to bring the most advanced engineering techniques to the service of the patient by working on clinically-ready solutions for the personalisation of healthcare.”