Title :
Design of an artificial high flexion knee
Author :
Sudesh, S. ; Mathew, Lazar
Author_Institution :
VIT Univ., Tamil Nadu
Abstract :
The total knee arthroplasty is the end stage surgical procedure for pain relief in degenerative diseases like arthritis. There are many models, which had been designed so far in 5 to 6 decades of arthroplasty history. This research is aimed to design an artificial knee for Indian conditions, which emphasizes the high flexion-extension range of over 125 which would provide the comfort of squatting even after the total knee replacement [TKR]. The research also aims in designing a cost effective knee implant which would also suit the Indian economic conditions.
Keywords :
bending; biomechanics; biomedical materials; design engineering; prosthetics; surgery; arthritis; artificial high flexion knee design; cost effective knee implant; degenerative diseases; knee flexion-extension range; pain relief; surgical procedure; total knee arthroplasty; total knee replacement; Conferences; Knee; Arthritis; Arthroplasty; Extension - Flexion; Rehabilitation & Total Knee Replacement;
Conference_Titel :
Life Science Systems and Applications Workshop, 2007. LISA 2007. IEEE/NIH
Conference_Location :
Bethesda, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1813-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1813-8
DOI :
10.1109/LSSA.2007.4400897
