Title :
Robotic tensor device for optimal soft tissue balance in TKA
Author :
Okamoto, Jun ; Matsumoto, Tad ; Muratsu, Hirotsugu ; Kurosaka, Masahiro ; Muragaki, Yoshihiro ; Iseki, Hiroshi
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Adv. Biomed. Eng. & Sci., Tokyo Women´s Med. Univ., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
Soft tissue balance measurement is necessary for effective total knee arthroplasty (TKA). If optimal ligament balance is not achieved during surgery, it results in laxity of the knee or repeat surgery.
Keywords :
biological tissues; manipulators; medical robotics; surgery; TKA; knee laxity; optimal soft tissue balance; repeat surgery; robotic tensor device; soft tissue balance measurement; total knee arthroplasty; Biological tissues; Force; Force measurement; Joints; Robots; Surgery; Tensile stress; Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; Femur; Humans; Knee Joint; Knee Prosthesis; Lateral Ligament, Ankle; Tibia;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2013 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Osaka
DOI :
10.1109/EMBC.2013.6611092
