New mechanisms for modelling the motion of the human ankle complex


Autoria(s): Baldisserri, Benedetta
Contribuinte(s)

Parenti Castelli, Vincenzo

Data(s)

27/04/2012

Resumo

The relevance of human joint models was shown in the literature. In particular, the great importance of models for the joint passive motion simulation (i.e. motion under virtually unloaded conditions) was outlined. They clarify the role played by the principal anatomical structures of the articulation, enhancing the comprehension of surgical treatments, and in particular the design of total ankle replacement and ligament reconstruction. Equivalent rigid link mechanisms proved to be an efficient tool for an accurate simulation of the joint passive motion. This thesis focuses on the ankle complex (i.e. the anatomical structure composed of the tibiotalar and the subtalar joints), which has a considerable role in human locomotion. The lack of interpreting models of this articulation and the poor results of total ankle replacement arthroplasty have strongly suggested devising new mathematical models capable of reproducing the restraining function of each structure of the joint and of replicating the relative motion of the bones which constitute the joint itself. In this contest, novel equivalent mechanisms are proposed for modelling the ankle passive motion. Their geometry is based on the joint’s anatomical structures. In particular, the role of the main ligaments of the articulation is investigated under passive conditions by means of nine 5-5 fully parallel mechanisms. Based on this investigation, a one-DOF spatial mechanism is developed for modelling the passive motion of the lower leg. The model considers many passive structures constituting the articulation, overcoming the limitations of previous models which took into account few anatomical elements of the ankle complex. All the models have been identified from experimental data by means of optimization procedure. Then, the simulated motions have been compared to the experimental one, in order to show the efficiency of the approach and thus to deduce the role of each anatomical structure in the ankle kinematic behavior.

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application/pdf

Identificador

http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/4708/1/baldisserri_benedetta_tesi.pdf

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Baldisserri, Benedetta (2012) New mechanisms for modelling the motion of the human ankle complex , [Dissertation thesis], Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna. Dottorato di ricerca in Meccanica e scienze avanzate dell'ingegneria: progetto n. 3 "Meccanica applicata" <http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/view/dottorati/DOT417/>, 24 Ciclo. DOI 10.6092/unibo/amsdottorato/4708.

Idioma(s)

en

Publicador

Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna

Relação

http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/4708/

Direitos

info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

Palavras-Chave #ING-IND/13 Meccanica applicata alle macchine
Tipo

Tesi di dottorato

NonPeerReviewed