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  • Orthopedic Surgery
  • Medical Device Development

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  • Patellar complications are a significant cause of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) failure.
  • Accurate measurement of patellofemoral joint forces is crucial for understanding these complications.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate an instrumented patellar prosthesis capable of measuring in-vivo patellofemoral contact forces.
  • To assess the performance of integrated piezoresistive sensors for force measurement.

Main Methods:

  • Characterization and integration of piezoresistive force sensors into a conditioning circuit.
  • Trimming sensors to independently measure medial and lateral forces.
  • Compression testing (up to 2000 N) to evaluate sensor linearity, repeatability, and accuracy.

Main Results:

  • Sensors demonstrated high linearity (R² > 0.989), excellent repeatability (≤0.9%), and good accuracy (≤2.3%) for forces up to 250 N.
  • Performance degradation at higher forces was comparable to existing literature sensors.
  • Key design considerations for prosthesis integration were identified.

Conclusions:

  • The developed instrumented patellar prosthesis shows significant potential for in-vitro investigation of TKA failures.
  • The system could serve as an intraoperative tool for evaluating bone resections during TKA.
  • This technology offers a novel approach to understanding patellofemoral biomechanics in TKA.