Wednesday the 22nd - Friday the 24th of April, 2009

Department of Physics
University of Kuopio
Yliopistonranta 1 E-F
Kuopio, Finland

2 + 1 ECTS

Aims:
1) Give insight into articular cartilage and bone biomechanics, structure and composition, and present imaging and mechanical testing techniques to characterize these properties.
2) Present basic principles of biomechanical modeling of tissues, especially articular cartilage and bone, and show state-of-the-art techniques and computational models of articular cartilage and bone.
3) Apply knowledge and techniques presented in aims 1 and 2 (day 1 and 2 in the program) and create simple biomechanical models of articular cartilage and bone.

Course material:
Written material (copies of powerpoint presentations) is provided for attendees in the first morning of the course. Further references will be provided by the lecturers.

Coordinator:
Professor Rami Korhonen, rami.korhonen@uku.fi, University of Kuopio

Registration:
By 08.04.2009, (iBIOMEP: jari.viik@tut.fi; TBGS: terhi.j.heino@utu.fi)

Schedule:

Wednesday, April 22, 2009. Seminar Hall S25, Snellmania building 

7.45 – 8.15 Morning coffee 
8.20 – 8.30 Welcome 

Engineering aspects in bone research 
8.30 – 9.10 Professor Timo Jämsä, University of Oulu 
9.20 – 10.00 Professor Timo Jämsä, University of Oulu 

Engineering aspects in articular cartilage research 
10.10 – 10.50 Professor Juha Töyräs, University of Kuopio 
11.00 – 11.40 Professor Juha Töyräs, University of Kuopio 

Lunch (Amica Restaurant, Snellmania) 

Imaging and data collection for modeling - bone 
12.40 – 13.20 Adjunct Professor Harri Sievänen, UKK Institute, Tampere 
13.30 – 14.10 Adjunct Professor Harri Sievänen, UKK Institute, Tampere 

Coffee break (Amica Restaurant, Snellmania) 

Imaging and data collection for modeling – articular cartilage 
14.40 – 15.20 Professor Jukka Jurvelin, University of Kuopio 
15.30 – 16.10 Professor Jukka Jurvelin, University of Kuopio

Thursday, April 23, 2009. Seminar Hall S25, Snellmania building

7.45 – 8.25 Morning coffee (Amica Restaurant, Snellmania) 

Fundamentals in biomechanical modelling 
8.30 – 8.50 Adjunct Professor Rami Korhonen, University of Kuopio 
8.50 – 9.10 Associate Professor Dieter Pahr, Vienna University of Technology, Austria 

Modelling of articular cartilage and chondrocyte biomechanics 
9.20 – 10.00 Adjunct Professor Rami Korhonen, University of Kuopio 
10.10 – 10.50 Adjunct Professor Rami Korhonen, University of Kuopio 

Modern techniques for biomechanical modelling of articular cartilage 
11.00 – 11.40 PhD Petro Julkunen, University of Kuopio

Lunch (Amica Restaurant, Snellmania) 

Computational bone biomechanics 
12.40 – 13.20 Associate Professor Dieter Pahr, Vienna University of Technology, Austria 
13.30 – 14.10 Associate Professor Dieter Pahr, Vienna University of Technology, Austria 

Coffee break (Amica Restaurant, Snellmania) 

Modelling of human bones – from CT to biomechanical models 
14.40 – 15.20 Associate Professor Dieter Pahr, Vienna University of Technology, Austria 
15.30 – 16.10 Associate Professor Dieter Pahr, Vienna University of Technology, Austria 

Modeling of bone adaptation and repair 
16.20 – 17.00 Post doctoral fellow Hanna Isaksson, University of Kuopio 

19.00 -       Get-together in ??? - sauna, dinner etc. 

Friday, April 24, 2009. Seminar Halls MC9 and S25, Melania and Snellmania buildings 

8.00 – 8.45 Morning coffee (Amica Restaurant, Snellmania) 

Seminar Hall MC9 
Workshop - How to create a biomechanical model? 
9.00 – 10.25 Adjunct Professor Rami Korhonen, University of Kuopio 
10.35 – 12.00 PhD Petro Julkunen, University of Kuopio 

Lunch (Amica Restaurant, Snellmania) 

Seminar Hall S25 
13.00 – 15.30 Student presentations 

15.30 End of course

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