A Novel Capacitive Measurement Device for Longitudinal Monitoring of Bone Fracture Healing
Autor: | Paolo Dario, Luca Fabbri, Marcello Chiurazzi, Michelangelo Scaglione, Angela Sorriento, Gastone Ciuti |
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Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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capacitive-based sensor
Capacitive‐based sensor External fixator External Fixators Computer science Capacitive sensing Long bone TP1-1185 Bone healing Biochemistry Biomechanics Bone fracture healing External fixators Longitudinal monitoring Measurement device Humans Radiography Fracture Healing Fractures Bone Article biomechanics Analytical Chemistry medicine Electrical and Electronic Engineering Bone Instrumentation bone fracture healing longitudinal monitoring Chemical technology Work (physics) Stiffness Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics medicine.anatomical_structure measurement device Implant medicine.symptom Fractures Biomedical engineering |
Zdroj: | Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) Sensors Volume 21 Issue 19 Sensors, Vol 21, Iss 6694, p 6694 (2021) |
ISSN: | 1424-8220 |
Popis: | The healing process of surgically-stabilised long bone fractures depends on two main factors: (a) the assessment of implant stability, and (b) the knowledge of bone callus stiffness. Currently, X-rays are the main diagnostic tool used for the assessment of bone fractures. However, they are considered unsafe, and the interpretation of the clinical results is highly subjective, depending on the clinician’s experience. Hence, there is the need for objective, non-invasive and repeatable methods to allow a longitudinal assessment of implant stability and bone callus stiffness. In this work, we propose a compact and scalable system, based on capacitive sensor technology, able to measure, quantitatively, the relative pins displacements in bone fractures treated with external fixators. The measurement device proved to be easily integrable with the external fixator pins. Smart arrangements of the sensor units were exploited to discriminate relative movements of the external pins in the 3D space with a resolution of 0.5 mm and 0.5°. The proposed capacitive technology was able to detect all of the expected movements of the external pins in the 3D space, providing information on implant stability and bone callus stiffness. |
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