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contributor authorDebski, Richard E.
contributor authorYamakawa, Satoshi
contributor authorMusahl, Volker
contributor authorFujie, Hiromichi
date accessioned2017-11-25T07:18:42Z
date available2017-11-25T07:18:42Z
date copyright2017/19/1
date issued2017
identifier issn0148-0731
identifier otherbio_139_02_021010.pdf
identifier urihttp://138.201.223.254:8080/yetl1/handle/yetl/4235341
description abstractDiarthrodial joint function is mediated by a complex interaction between bones, ligaments, capsules, articular cartilage, and muscles. To gain a better understanding of injury mechanisms and to improve surgical procedures, an improved understanding of the structure and function of diarthrodial joints needs to be obtained. Thus, robotic testing systems have been developed to measure the resulting kinematics of diarthrodial joints as well as the in situ forces in ligaments and their replacement grafts in response to external loading conditions. These six degrees-of-freedom (DOF) testing systems can be controlled in either position or force modes to simulate physiological loading conditions or clinical exams. Recent advances allow kinematic, in situ force, and strain data to be measured continuously throughout the range of joint motion using velocity-impedance control, and in vivo kinematic data to be reproduced on cadaveric specimens to determine in situ forces during physiologic motions. The principle of superposition can also be used to determine the in situ forces carried by capsular tissue in the longitudinal direction after separation from the rest of the capsule as well as the interaction forces with the surrounding tissue. Finally, robotic testing systems can be used to simulate soft tissue injury mechanisms, and computational models can be validated using the kinematic and force data to help predict in vivo stresses and strains present in these tissues. The goal of these analyses is to help improve surgical repair procedures and postoperative rehabilitation protocols. In the future, more information is needed regarding the complex in vivo loads applied to diarthrodial joints during clinical exams and activities of daily living to serve as input to the robotic testing systems. Improving the capability to accurately reproduce in vivo kinematics with robotic testing systems should also be examined.
publisherThe American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
titleUse of Robotic Manipulators to Study Diarthrodial Joint Function
typeJournal Paper
journal volume139
journal issue2
journal titleJournal of Biomechanical Engineering
identifier doi10.1115/1.4035644
journal fristpage21010
journal lastpage021010-7
treeJournal of Biomechanical Engineering:;2017:;volume( 139 ):;issue: 002
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