IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/taf/gcmbxx/v16y2013i3p280-290.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Development of an image-based technique to examine joint congruency at the elbow

Author

Listed:
  • Emily Lalone
  • Colin McDonald
  • Louis Ferreira
  • Terry Peters
  • Graham King
  • James Johnson

Abstract

Identifying joint contact in articular joints is important for both the biomechanical investigation of joint mechanics and the study of osteoarthritis. The purpose of this study is to develop a proximity mapping technique to non-invasively determine joint congruency, as a surrogate of joint contact. To illustrate the capabilities of this algorithm, a cadaveric upper extremity was positioned at varying degrees of elbow flexion. This technique was validated using a gold standard experimental casting technique. The pattern of the cast showed an excellent agreement with the generated proximity map using the inter-bone distance algorithm. The results from this study agree with the results of previous studies examining joint contact at the elbow both in the location and in the tracking of the joint contact throughout elbow flexion. Ultimately, this technique will lead to an increased understanding of the effect of malalignment and instability of the joint on contact mechanics.

Suggested Citation

  • Emily Lalone & Colin McDonald & Louis Ferreira & Terry Peters & Graham King & James Johnson, 2013. "Development of an image-based technique to examine joint congruency at the elbow," Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 16(3), pages 280-290.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:gcmbxx:v:16:y:2013:i:3:p:280-290
    DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2011.617006
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/10255842.2011.617006
    Download Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers.
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1080/10255842.2011.617006?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.

    More about this item

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:taf:gcmbxx:v:16:y:2013:i:3:p:280-290. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Chris Longhurst (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.tandfonline.com/gcmb .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.