KNEE JOINT OSTEOARTHRITIS DIAGNOSIS BASED ON SELECTED ACOUSTIC SIGNAL DISCRIMINANTS USING MACHINE LEARNING

This paper presents the results of a preliminary study on simplified diagnosis of osteoarthritis of the knee joint based on generated vibroacoustic processes. The analysis was based on acoustic signals recorded in a group of 50 people, half of whom were healthy, and the other half - people with previously confirmed degenerative changes. Selected discriminants of the signals were determined and statistical analysis was performed to allow selection of optimal discriminants used at a later stage as input to the classifier. The best results of classification using artificial neural networks (ANN) of RBF (Radial Basis Function) and MLP (Multilevel Perceptron) types are presented. For the problem involving the classification of cases into one of two groups HC (Healthy Control) and OA (Osteoarthritis) an accuracy of 0.9 was obtained, with a sensitivity of 0.885 and a specificity of 0.917. It is shown that vibroacoustic diagnostics has great potential in the non-invasive assessment of damage to joint structures of the knee

BIOMECHANICS OF THE HUMAN SPINE

The paper presents biomechanics of the human spine. The vertebrae of the spine are described, including basic differentiation between vertebrae depending on theirs placement in the spine. The intervertebral discs are depicted. Curvatures of the spine are presented, followed by the basic biomechanics, including a movability of the spine and an influence of body posture on the spine

THE STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF SOCKET INLAYS OF THE HIP ENDOPROSTHESIS

The paper presents results of the preliminary structural analysis of socket inlays model of the endoprosthesis of the hip joint. Basics of anatomy and biomechanical analysis of the hip joint were introduced. The prototype of socket inlay of the hip endoprosthesis was modeled using Solid Edge ST8 software. After determining physical properties of structural materials for socket inlays, the Finite Elements Analysis of the model was conducted using SolidWorks software under various load conditions. Finally the results of analysis were presented

BIOMECHANICS OF THE HUMAN HAND

The paper provides basic information on human hand's anatomical structure with the location of joints and consequent types of achievable movements. The biomechanics of the human hand is described using two different kinematic models of the hand. The differences between the models are described. The Schlesinger's classification of movements of the human hand is introduce

DETERMINATION OF A GROUND REACTION FORCE AFFECTING HUMAN BODY DURING JUMP

The article presents a study on calculating the ground reaction force, which affects the human body during landing after the jump. A basic, one mass model of human body and an equation of movement are presented in the paper. The model for the studies was created in Adams software and the study on a change of the ground reaction force was performed by using different values of height and mass

Diffusion of bedload particles in open-channel flows : distribution of travel times and second-order statistics of particle trajectories

Acknowledgments The authors are grateful to the reviewers for thorough reviews, constructive comments and useful suggestions that have been gratefully incorporated in the final manuscript. Funding for this research was provided in part by the Institute of Geophysics of the Polish Academy of Sciences through the Project for Young Scientists No. 16/IGF PAN/2011/Mł ‘‘Dynamics and topography of riverbed forms: an analysis of experimental data and modelling of sediment transport in the light of Einstein’s theory’’, by Ministry of Sciences and Higher Education within statutory activities No. 3841/E-41/S/2015, and by EPSRC, UK (EP/G056404/1) within the project ‘‘High-resolution numerical and experimental studies of turbulence-induced sediment erosion and near-bed transport.’’ Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made.Peer reviewedPublisher PD

BIOMECHANICS OF THE UPPER LIMB

The article presents basics of the human upper limb’s anatomy, including skeletal system, joints and basic division of muscles in the limb. The biomechanics of the upper limb is introduced. The range of performed motions is depicted. The possible applications of anatomy and biomechanics of the upper limb are shown

THE STRUCTURAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF THE BONE

The work contains basic information on the anatomy and physiology of bone tissue. Basic concepts related to the structure of bone tissue are presented. General issues related to bone reconstruction processes and biomechanical structural adaptations processes were described. Mechanical parameters of bone tissue were presented

APPLICATIONS OF MODERN IMAGING TECHNOLOGY IN ORTHOPAEDIC TRAUMA SURGERY

Orthopaedic trauma surgery is a complex surgical speciality in which anatomy, physiology and physics are mixed. Proper diagnosing and based on that planning and performing surgery is of crucial matter. This article briefly summarizes available radiological modalities used for diagnostics and for surgical planning. It focuses on utility of rapid prototyping process in trauma surgery. Moreover, a case study in which this technique was used is described. Rapid prototyping proved its usefulness and in future it may become a modality of choice for planning complex trauma procedures.&nbsp

ELECTROCARDIOGRAM GENERATION SOFTWARE FOR TESTING OF PARAMETER EXTRACTION ALGORITHMS

Fast and automated ECG diagnosis is of great benefit for treatment of cardiovascular and other conditions. The algorithms used to extract parameters need to be precise, robust and efficient. Appropriate training and testing methods for such algorithms need to be implemented for optimal results. This paper presents a software solution for computer ECG generation and a simplified concept of testing process. All the parameters of the resulting generated signal can be tweaked and set properly. Such software can also be beneficial for training and educational use