Biomechanics in Orthopaedics

Biomechanics for preoperative planning and surgical simulations in orthopaedics.

Surgical simulations are particularly appropriate for the large volume and expense of joint replacement procedures in orthopaedics. A first generation surgical simulator has been developed to model the implantation procedure for cementless acetabular and femoral components in total hip replacement surgery. The simulator is based upon finite element analysis and predicts the early postoperative ...

Outcomes evaluation in orthopaedics.

Surgical tourniquets in orthopaedics.

Higher levels of tourniquet pressure and higher pressure gradients beneath tourniquet cuffs are associated with a higher risk of nerve-related injury. Measurement of limb occlusion pressure can help to minimize tourniquet pressure levels and pressure gradients for individual patients and individual surgical procedures. Selective use of pneumatic, wider, and contoured tourniquet cuffs reduces to...

Ceramics in orthopaedics.

Biomaterials in orthopaedics.

At present, strong requirements in orthopaedics are still to be met, both in bone and joint substitution and in the repair and regeneration of bone defects. In this framework, tremendous advances in the biomaterials field have been made in the last 50 years where materials intended for biomedical purposes have evolved through three different generations, namely first generation (bioinert materi...