THE USE OF THE COORDINATE MEASURING MACHINE FOR THE STUDY OF 3-DIMENSIONAL BIOMECHANICS OF THE KNEE

Original methodology for the study of three-dimensional biomechanics o f the knee is presented in the paper. Defining the geometry of the rig id body in the body-fixed reference frame and the orientation of the b ody-fixed reference frame in the global co-ordinate system are the the oretic basis. The data in the form of co-ordinates of the Cartesian fr ame are gathered by the co-ordinate measuring machine and analysed by specially computer program. The theory and a practical example of the study of the three-dimensional biomechanics of the knee are presented. Various possibilities of the use of the methodology are discussed. (C ) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.