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Abnormal patellar tracking may lead to increased contact stresses, instability, and anterior knee pain, particularly in patients with preoperative quadriceps malalignment. Subject-specific assessment tools are therefore needed to improve surgical planning and postoperative outcomes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A subject-specific multibody dynamics (MBD) framework was developed to simulate patellofemoral mechanics following TKA. A single representative patient with pronounced quadriceps malalignment was selected for this proof-of-concept study to enable detailed subject-specific modeling and experimental validation under controlled conditions. The effects of femoral and tibial component positioning, including internal\/external rotation and varus\/valgus alignment, were systematically evaluated. Numerical predictions were validated using a sensorized 3D-printed knee rig.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Quadriceps malalignment was the primary determinant of patellar instability, leading to increased lateralization (bisect offset index up to 0.90, 25% higher than the reference condition), elevated peak contact forces (11% increase), and near-dislocation during knee extension. Valgus alignment increased peak contact forces by up to 3.6% (femur) and 2.9% (tibia) and further exacerbated lateral patellar shift, whereas internal rotation increased peak contact forces by\u2009~\u20092.2% and worsened tracking. In contrast, varus alignment and external rotation produced moderate reductions in contact forces (up to\u2009\u2212\u20092.5%) and partial improvement in patellar alignment. The average total computation time was 48\u00a0s, and the simulated kinematics and contact forces showed strong agreement with the experimental measurements.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The proposed computational framework enables rapid, subject-specific evaluation of patellofemoral mechanics and implant positioning, incorporating individual anatomical and alignment characteristics. Although demonstrated here in a proof-of-concept setting, its computational efficiency and predictive capability suggest potential for future use in intraoperative assessment and last-minute surgical optimization in TKA.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s42836-026-00407-5","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,7]],"date-time":"2026-07-07T07:05:07Z","timestamp":1783407907000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Predicting patellar kinematics and contact forces after TKA: a simulation study on quadriceps malalignment"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"8","author":[{"given":"Florian","family":"Michaud","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"\u00c1nxela","family":"P\u00e9rez Costa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Daniel","family":"Dopico","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Simon","family":"Talbot","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,7]]},"reference":[{"issue":"2","key":"407_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"92","DOI":"10.1016\/j.knee.2008.08.003","volume":"16","author":"AV Maheshwari","year":"2009","unstructured":"Maheshwari AV, Tsailas PG, Ranawat AS, Ranawat CS. 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