Computer investigation into the anatomical location of the axes of rotation in the normal knee

S. Martelli, A. Visani

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Abstract

The purpose of this paper was to investigate the anatomical location of the main axes of rotation of the knee. The study was performed as follows: joint motion registration by an electrogoniometer; joint digitization by the same electrogoniometer; computer reconstruction of motion and bone geometry; comparison of 4 hypotheses on correlation between the axis of flexion–extension and the femoral anatomy and between the axis of longitudinal rotation and the tibial anatomy in 6 human knees using an original geometrical interpolation. Our results suggest that: (a) the axis of flexion-extension lies in a cone spanned by the transepicondylar line and the so called FFc line [1]; (b) the axis of longitudinal rotation can be represented by a line parallel to the tibial anatomical axis intersecting the flexion axis in the medial compartment. Such a simplified frame for the representation of knee rotations may be useful and easily computed in computer-assisted knee reconstruction.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages276-283
Number of pages8
Volume2489
ISBN (Print)3540442251
Publication statusPublished - 2002
Event5th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2002 - Tokyo, Japan
Duration: Sept 25 2002Sept 28 2002

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume2489
ISSN (Print)03029743
ISSN (Electronic)16113349

Other

Other5th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2002
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityTokyo
Period9/25/029/28/02

Keywords

  • Anatomy
  • Axes
  • Kinematics
  • Knee
  • Motion
  • PROM
  • Rotation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Science(all)
  • Theoretical Computer Science

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