Fracture Track Bone Healing Measurement through an External Fixator

Author

Zuniga, A. ; Babakhanov, A. ; Mahajan, C. ; Nikish, M.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Chem., Chem. Biol. & Biomed. Eng., Stevens Inst. of Technol., Hoboken, NJ, USA

fYear

2013

fDate

5-7 April 2013

Firstpage

281

Lastpage

282

Abstract

Approximately 30, 000 tibia and femur fractures require external fixation costing the medical industry $75.6 million. Monitoring fracture healing via X-rays is one of the major costs associated with post-operative recovery. Fracture Track is designed to provide a more objective method of measuring a bone´s ability to tolerate full, unsupported weight and reduce the need for periodic X-rays. This non-invasive device utilizes a sensor secured to an external fixator and will ultimately reduce costs by $50.4 million annually.

Keywords

biomechanics; bone; diagnostic radiography; fracture; orthopaedics; patient monitoring; Fracture Track bone healing measurement; bone ability; external fixation; external fixator; femur fracture; fracture healing monitoring; medical industry; noninvasive device; periodic X-rays; post-operative recovery; tibia fracture; Biomedical measurement; Bones; Materials; Monitoring; Testing; Transducers; X-rays; Bone Fracture; Bone Healing; Displacement Transducer; Fracture Track; X-Ray;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC), 2013 39th Annual Northeast

Conference_Location

Syracuse, NY

ISSN

2160-7001

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-4928-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NEBEC.2013.97

Filename

6574468