• DocumentCode
    2963359
  • Title

    Passive constraint analysis of the knee

  • Author

    Murphy, M.C. ; Mann, R.W.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Mech. Eng., MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
  • fYear
    1988
  • fDate
    10-11 Mar 1988
  • Firstpage
    36
  • Lastpage
    39
  • Abstract
    An anatomically based mathematical model of the passive constraints, including both surface contacts and ligaments and based on screw theory, is presented as a method of assessing the instantaneous total freedom of the knee. Screw theory address the full three-dimensional kinematics and allows consideration of motions that release or violate constraints. Models for the ligamentous and articular surface constraints are proposed and procedures for formulating and solving model equations are presented
  • Keywords
    biomechanics; physiological models; 3D kinematics; anatomically based mathematical model; articular surface constraints; knee; ligamentous constraints; model equations; screw theory; Constraint theory; Control systems; Fasteners; Geometry; Joints; Kinematics; Knee; Ligaments; Mechanical engineering; Predictive models;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Bioengineering Conference, 1988., Proceedings of the 1988 Fourteenth Annual Northeast
  • Conference_Location
    Durham, NH
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NEBC.1988.19337
  • Filename
    19337