Title :
A fast radial offset surface-tracking model for simulation of patella-femoral articulation
Author :
Andersen, Clark R. ; Buford, William L., Jr.
Author_Institution :
Orthopaedic Biomech. Lab., Univ. of Texas Med. Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
Abstract :
A surface-tracking model of the motion of the patella with respect to the femur is introduced. The model involves a radial translation of the patella as a function of angle, based upon a sine fit to the precalculated offsets between the articulating surfaces which result from rotation of the patella about a fixed axis.
Keywords :
biomechanics; kinematics; orthopaedics; physiological models; rotation; articulating surfaces; fast radial offset surface-tracking model; femur; patella-femoral articulation simulation; precalculated offsets; radial translation; rotation about fixed axis; sine fit; Biomechanics; Cadaver; Computational modeling; Computed tomography; Kinematics; Knee; Laboratories; Medical simulation; Orthopedic surgery; Surface fitting;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 2002. 24th Annual Conference and the Annual Fall Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society EMBS/BMES Conference, 2002. Proceedings of the Second Joint
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7612-9
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2002.1053409
