Design and Evaluation of a Novel Unloading Knee Brace

Abstract

Abstract:

A novel way to reduce internal knee force was proposed by pulling the knee when it is extending after analyzing the current working principle of knee brace, and a concrete design with detailed kinematic and mechanical analysis was put forward. Then its effect on people was evaluated generally by the experiment which built the relationships between pressures, shears force and skin deformation range of thigh and proved the effectiveness of the mechanism.

Key words：

Key words: unloading brace, mechanism design, joint load, osteoarthritis, biomechanical experiment

CLC Number:

R 496

XU Mingfeng,ZHU Liangfan,ZHOU Wenxuan,LUO Yun. Design and Evaluation of a Novel Unloading Knee Brace[J]. Journal of Shanghai Jiaotong University, 2014, 48(02): 181-186.

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