Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsProsthetic Knee Mechanism Using a Double Locking System as a Safety MeasureEicarl Saynes Vazquez, Esther Lugo GonzálezThe design of a four-link knee prosthesis mechanism with two locking systems activated during the flexion/extension phase is presented. The first is geometric, totally mechanical and activated by the user's weight. The second is variable and is activated automatically when walking on irregular or special surfaces is required. The links' dimensions were selected using the differential evolutionary optimization algorithm to … …Journal of Mechatronics and Robotics, Vol. 8, Issue 1 · 12 Feb 2024 · 5,701 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSmart Orthopaedic Implants: Applications in Total Knee ArthroplastyMatthew K. Dion, John Drazan, Khaled Abdoun et al.Total knee arthroplasty is a common orthopaedic procedure conducted in the United States with approximately 700,000 surgeries performed annually. A common complication following total knee arthroplasty is anterior knee pain which affects tens to hundreds of thousands of people each year. The exact mechanism that leads to anterior knee pain remains unknown, but improper component selection may cause pathologic loading … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 4 · 23 Dec 2016 · 9,069 accessesView PDFCite