TY - GEN
T1 - A handheld device for measurement of tension
T2 - ASME 2012 5th Annual Dynamic Systems and Control Conference Joint with the JSME 2012 11th Motion and Vibration Conference, DSCC 2012-MOVIC 2012
AU - Singal, K.
AU - Peng, P.
AU - Rajamani, R.
AU - Bechtold, J. E.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - In a number of orthopaedic surgeries, balancing the tensile forces in the soft tissues surrounding bone is important for good restoration of overall limb function in the patient and a long lasting implant. This paper presents an analytical formulation for a handheld device which can be used to measure tension in the soft tissues surrounding bone. The handheld device can be pushed against a tense segment of any soft tissue to measure the site specific axial tension in the tissue. The device uses an array of three force (or displacement) sensors and estimates the tension in the string based upon an analytical formula that utilizes these three readings. Two different realizations of the device and their experimental results are presented which confirm the theoretical formulation. The developed handheld device can be useful in total knee replacement, ACL repair, shoulder stabilization, patella dislocation, tendon repair, total hip replacement and a number of other orthopaedic surgical procedures.
AB - In a number of orthopaedic surgeries, balancing the tensile forces in the soft tissues surrounding bone is important for good restoration of overall limb function in the patient and a long lasting implant. This paper presents an analytical formulation for a handheld device which can be used to measure tension in the soft tissues surrounding bone. The handheld device can be pushed against a tense segment of any soft tissue to measure the site specific axial tension in the tissue. The device uses an array of three force (or displacement) sensors and estimates the tension in the string based upon an analytical formula that utilizes these three readings. Two different realizations of the device and their experimental results are presented which confirm the theoretical formulation. The developed handheld device can be useful in total knee replacement, ACL repair, shoulder stabilization, patella dislocation, tendon repair, total hip replacement and a number of other orthopaedic surgical procedures.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84885906959&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1115/DSCC2012-MOVIC2012-8590
DO - 10.1115/DSCC2012-MOVIC2012-8590
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84885906959
SN - 9780791845318
T3 - ASME 2012 5th Annual Dynamic Systems and Control Conference Joint with the JSME 2012 11th Motion and Vibration Conference, DSCC 2012-MOVIC 2012
SP - 403
EP - 409
BT - ASME 2012 5th Annual Dynamic Systems and Control Conference Joint with the JSME 2012 11th Motion and Vibration Conference, DSCC 2012-MOVIC 2012
Y2 - 17 October 2012 through 19 October 2012
ER -