06/1 Intraoperative force measurement system for ligament balancing in unliateral knee prostheses

		Cadaveric evaluation of the bilateral knee sensor device

Twenty percent of the patients that undergo a total knee replacement have isolated unicompartmental ostheoarthritis amenable by unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (partial knee replacement), which is usually performed by minimally invasive procedures. The aim of this project is to develop for this type of procedures a measurement system that provides quantitative measurements of the ligamentous balance, which is currently assessed only manually by the surgeon. The device will be entirely wireless, in order to maximise convenience for the surgeon and minimise invasiveness.