The Impact of ACL Laxity on a Bicondylar Robotic Knee and Implications in Human Joint Biomechanics.
Journal:
IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering
Published Date:
Feb 5, 2020
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Elucidating the role of structural mechanisms in the knee can improve joint surgeries, rehabilitation, and understanding of biped locomotion. Identification of key features, however, is challenging due to limitations in simulation and in-vivo studies. In particular the coupling of the patello-femoral and tibio-femoral joints with ligaments and its impact on joint mechanics and movement is not understood. We investigate this coupling experimentally through the design and testing of a robotic sagittal plane model.