Photoelastic study on deformation and strain distribution of anterior cruciate ligament

Author

Hirokawa, S. ; Yamamoto, K.

Author_Institution

Fac. of Eng., Kyushu Univ., Fukuoka, Japan

Volume

2

fYear

1996

fDate

31 Oct-3 Nov 1996

Firstpage

479

Abstract

To overcome the difficulties associated with attempting to measure highly variable deformations of the anterior cruciate ligament, a study was done using a unique model of a knee joint. The femur and tibial condyles were modeled from transparent epoxy resin, and the ligaments were formed from an epoxy monomer treated to make it elastic. The model was manipulated in a way that simulated actual knee motion, and the deformation and strain the model ligament underwent were observed directly. The photoelastic method was employed to measure and analyze deformation and strain distribution on the entire surface of the model ligament

Keywords

biomechanics; deformation; photoelasticity; strain measurement; anterior cruciate ligament; elastic epoxy monomer; femur; highly variable deformations; knee joint model; model ligament; photoelastic study; strain distribution; tibial condyles; transparent epoxy resin; Capacitive sensors; Deformable models; Epoxy resins; Graphics; Humans; Knee; Ligaments; Optical polarization; Photoelasticity; Strain measurement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1996. Bridging Disciplines for Biomedicine. Proceedings of the 18th Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Amsterdam

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3811-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.1996.651825

Filename

651825