ArticleThe paper deals with pressure distribution measurement in knee arthroplasty, which is
an artificial replacement of human knee joint. The scope of the article is to verify the accuracy of
a mathematical model by real measurements. The calculated pressure values basing on the
mathematical model are compared with actually measured pressure values in the contact area of
the joint. Hereby maximal load the in the contact area, the distribution of the pressure and any
potentially dangerous pressure deviations during the walk cycle are checked. To enable accurate
pressure distribution measurement without interfering into human’s body, a sophisticated
measuring setup was created: the contact area of the joint was equipped with several pressure
sensors and a machine simulating the human walk cycle was used. The measured pressure data
are finally compared with those from the mathematical model and with the strength limit of the
used material, to verify the accuracy of the mathematical model experimentally