Indian Journal of Science and Technology
DOI: 10.17485/ijst/2015/v8iS8/71710
Year: 2015, Volume: 8, Issue: Supplementary 8, Pages: 1-6
Original Article
Sun-Youl Seo1* , Man-Seok Han2 , Se-Jong Yoo3 , Min-Cheol Jeon4 , Hyun-Kuk Lee5 , Dong-Kyoon Han6 , In-Mo Yang7 and Gab-Jung Kim8
1 Department of Radiology, Eulji University, Seongnam, Korea; [email protected]
2 Department of Radiology, Kangwon National University, Samcheok, 245-905, Korea; [email protected]
3 Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Konyang University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea; [email protected]
4 Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea; [email protected]
5 Department of Radiology, Eulji University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea; [email protected]
6 Department of Radiology, Eulji University, Seongnam, Korea; [email protected]
7 Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Eulji University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea; [email protected]
8 Department of Biomedical Engineering, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, 361-763, Korea; [email protected]
This study aims to develop a new knee ligament displacement tester which is capable of collaterally reproducing 30° and 90° knee flexion while testing the knee ligament displacement and to investigate its efficacy. The SSY (new knee ligament displacement tester) device was manufactured and clinically applied as described in the following sections. While the Telos device yielded a standard deviation of ±9.76° and ±5.92° at 30° and 90° of knee flexion (respectively) in ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) and PCL (Posterior Cruciate Ligament) laxity testing, the SSY device yielded results of ±3.20° and ±2.75°, indicating improvements of 60% and 54%, respectively. It is thus considered useful as a new supplementary device for the measurement of knee joint laxity
Keywords: ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament), Knee, Ligament, PCL (Posterior Cruciate Ligament), Telos Device
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