Polyvalor, Societe En Commandite

Ecole De Technologie Superieure

Socovar, Societe En Commandite

Val-chum, Limted Partnership

Centre Hospitalier De L'université De Montréal (Chum)

Annick Koller

Nicola Hagemeister

L'Hocine Yahia

Gérald Parent

Ismail El Maach

Nicolas Duval

Marwan Sati

Jacques De Guise

Nancy St-Onge

Borislav Anguelov

Benoît Godbout

A method for creating a frame of reference of a leg of a subject for subsequent 3-D kinematic analysis of the leg with non-invasive trackable references secured to the femur and the tibia of the leg. The method comprises the steps of: i) obtaining tibial and femoral axes with respect to the trackable references by tracking points and motions of the leg; ii) registering a known posture of the subject with respect to the trackable references; iii) obtaining a desired posture of the subject with respect to the trackable references as a function of the known posture by tracking a predetermined motion of the leg; and iv) setting a frame of reference to said tibial and femoral axes of the leg in the desired posture of the subject with respect to the trackable references.

Method of calibration for the representation of knee kinematics and harness for use therewith

A harness for attachment about a knee femur and comprised of a rigid and non-flexible frame support two resiliently mounted clamping means and sensors is described for the non-invasive measurement of knee motion and its analysis in 3-D is described. The clamping means elements are urged under pressure outwardly for application against a skin outer surface at predetermined medial and lateral sites relative to a femur. A non-resilient adjustable stabilizing element is connected to the rigid frame and disposed at a predetermined location with respect to the medial clamping element in spaced relationship therewith and adjustable for clamping contact on a skin outer surface and in alignment with the center of a medial condyle of the femur whereby to stabilize the rigid frame about a knee. An attachment rod is secured to the harness and has straps for securing the rod above the knee.

System for the analysis of 3D kinematic of the knee

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Montréal, Canada

Annick Koller