How continuous is continuous passive motion of the knee?

DA Barr, WG Kernohan, RAB Mollan

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Abstract

In addition to its therapeutic benefits, continuous passive motion has recently found a novel application in inducing vibration of the patella which is a function of the surface characteristics of the patellofemoral articular cartilage. In order to simplify the interpretation of this vibration, it is important to maintain the relative motion of the two surfaces at a constant velocity. It has been found that, despite the highly complex geometry and kinematics of the knee joint, this condition may be satisfied by simply translating the heel from the buttocks at a constant linear velocity, due to the linear functions relating both knee angle and patellar displacement to heel translation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)27-32
Number of pages6
JournalThe Knee
Volume1
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished (in print/issue) - 1 Mar 1994

Bibliographical note

Classic early research into human joint vibration

Keywords

  • CPM
  • mathematical model
  • patellar tracking
  • Radiography

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