ANASYSIS OF ISOMETRICITY OF THE ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT DURING KNEE FLEXION-EXTENSION FOR OPTIMAL LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is liable to a major injury that often results in a functional impairment requiring surgical reconstruction. The success of reconstruction depends on such factors as attachment positions, initial tension of ligament and surgical methods of fixation. The purpose of this study is to find isometric area of the substitute during flexion/extension and to simulate successful ACL reconstruction position using MADYMO(MAthematical DYnamic MOdel) software

GAIT ANALYSIS OF THE NORMAL AND ACL DEFICIENT PATIENTS AFTER LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION SURGERY

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury of the knee is common in sports. A serious ACL injury leads to ligament reconstruction surgery. In order to evaluate result of surgery or optimize the rehabilitation process, a knee condition must be objectively identified. The purpose of this study is, therefore, to numerically indicate and classify knee condition of patients via the chaos analysis. Lyapunov exponents (LyEs) were used for the comparison of the normal and the patients