Sensors | |
Enclosed Electronic System for Force Measurements in Knee Implants | |
David Forchelet1  Matteo Simoncini3  Arash Arami2  Arnaud Bertsch1  Eric Meurville3  Kamiar Aminian2  Peter Ryser3  | |
[1] Microsystems Laboratory (LMIS4), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland; E-Mails:;Laboratory of Movement Analysis and Measurement (LMAM), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland; E-Mails:;Laboratory of Microengineering for Manufacturing (LPM), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland; E-Mails: | |
关键词: total joint arthroplasty; strain sensor; load monitoring; instrumented implant; biomechanics; | |
DOI : 10.3390/s140815009 | |
来源: mdpi | |
【 摘 要 】
Total knee arthroplasty is a widely performed surgical technique. Soft tissue force balancing during the operation relies strongly on the experience of the surgeon in equilibrating tension in the collateral ligaments. Little information on the forces in the implanted prosthesis is available during surgery and post-operative treatment. This paper presents the design, fabrication and testing of an instrumented insert performing force measurements in a knee prosthesis. The insert contains a closed structure composed of printed circuit boards and incorporates a microfabricated polyimide thin-film piezoresistive strain sensor for each condylar compartment. The sensor is tested in a mechanical knee simulator that mimics
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