Title :
Visualization of combined motions in human joints
Author :
Jan, Serge L VanSint ; Clapworthy, Gordon J. ; Rooze, Marcel
Author_Institution :
De Montfort Univ., Leicester, UK
Abstract :
Relationships between joint pathology and kinematics are well known in orthopedics, though generally they remain unquantified: painful joints may exhibit abnormal motion and, vice versa, chronic nonphysiological motions may lead to joint pathology. Presently, orthopedic therapists have no tool that allows them to simultaneously visualize joint morphology and joint kinematics. This article presents a novel technique to improve visualization of the motions of human joints and the variable relationships between the joint segments during their displacement
Keywords :
biomechanics; computer animation; data visualisation; kinematics; medical image processing; animation; chronic nonphysiological motions; displacement; human joint combined motion visualization; joint kinematics; joint pathology; medical imaging; orthopedics; Bones; Computed tomography; Electronics packaging; Fingers; Geometry; Humans; Joints; Layout; Solid modeling; Visualization;
Journal_Title :
Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE
