Tekscan analysis programs (TAP) for quantifying dynamic contact mechanics.

ABSTRACT: This short communication provides details on customized Tekscan Analysis Programs (TAP) which extract comprehensive contact mechanics metrics from piezoelectric sensors in articulating joints across repeated loading cycles. The code provides functionality to identify regions of interest (ROI), compute contact mechanic metrics, and compare contact mechanics across multiple test conditions or knees. Further, the variability of identifying ROIs was quantified between seven different users and compared to an expert. Overall, the contribution of four variables were studied: two knee specimens; two points in the gait cycle; two averaging methods; and seven observers, to determine if variations in these values played a role in accurately quantifying the ROI. The relative error between the force r

SUBMITTER: Chen T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10150386 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature