The patellar tendon bar! Is it a necessary feature?

Abu Osman, Noor Azuan and Spence, W.D. and Solomonidis, S.E. and Paul, J.P. and Weir, A.M. (2010) The patellar tendon bar! Is it a necessary feature? Medical Engineering & Physics, 32 (7). pp. 760-765. ISSN 1350-4533, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medengphy.2010.04.020.

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Abstract

The purpose of this investigation was to vary the load on the patellar tendon bar and to study the subsequent effect this has on the pattern of the pressure distribution at the stump-socket interface. Ten male subjects from the Southern General Hospital in Glasgow, UK participated in this study. Measuring systems utilising strain gauge and electrohydraulic technologies were designed, developed and constructed to enable pressure measurements to be conducted. One transducer, the patellar tendon (PT) transducer, was attached to the patellar tendon bar of the socket such that the patellar tendon bar was capable of being translated by +/- 10 mm towards or away from the tendon. The results of this study showed that the position of the patellar tendon bar had no significant effect on the pressure distribution around the socket indicating that it is an unnecessary feature, which, we propose, may be eliminated during manufacture of a trans-tibial socket. (C) 2010 IPEM. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Article
Funders:	UNSPECIFIED
Additional Information:	Abu Osman, N A Spence, W D Solomonidis, S E Paul, J P Weir, A M eng Clinical Trial Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2010/08/04 06:00 Med Eng Phys. 2010 Sep;32(7):760-5. Epub 2010 Jun 9.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Amputation Stumps/*physiopathology/*surgery, Biomechanics, Biomedical Engineering, Great Britain, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Patellar Ligament/*physiopathology/*surgery, Pressure, *Prosthesis Design, Tibia/*physiopathology/*surgery, Transducers, Weight-Bearing.
Subjects:	T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Engineering
Depositing User:	Mr Jenal S
Date Deposited:	04 Dec 2012 03:02
Last Modified:	07 Feb 2019 08:27
URI:	http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/4426

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