Figure 4.
Finite element (FE) analysis of nutrient environment and cell viability in unloaded and loaded temporomandibular joint (TMJ) discs from 1 representative human subject. (A) Magnetic resonance imaging–based subject-specific TMJ FE model. Subject-specific nutrient profiles (glucose, lactate, and oxygen) and cell viability distributions in (B) unloaded and (C) loaded TMJ discs.