Kelmers, E orcid.org/0000-0002-5133-4700, Szuba, A, King, SW et al. (4 more authors) (2023) Smart knee implants: an overview of current technologies and future possibilities. Indian Journal of Orthopaedics, 57 (5). pp. 635-642. ISSN 0019-5413
Abstract
Background
This article focuses on clinical implementation of smart knee implants for total knee replacement and the future development of smart implant technology. With the number of total knee replacements undertaken growing worldwide, smart implants incorporating embedded sensor technology offer opportunity to improve post-operative recovery, reducing implant failure rates, and increasing overall patient satisfaction.
Methods
A literature review on smart implants, historical prototypes, current clinically available smart implants, and the future potential for conventional implant instrumentation with embedded sensors and electronics was undertaken.
Results
The overview of current and future technology describes use cases for various diagnostic and therapeutic treatment solutions.
Conclusion
Smart knee implants are at an early development stage, with the first generation of smart implants being available to patients and with more novel technologies under development.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2022. This is an open access article published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | Smart implants; Instrumented implants; Active implants; Sensors; TKR; TKA |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Electronic & Electrical Engineering (Leeds) > Robotics, Autonomous Systems & Sensing (Leeds) The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Mechanical Engineering (Leeds) The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Medicine (Leeds) > Institute of Rheumatology & Musculoskeletal Medicine (LIRMM) (Leeds) > Orthopaedics (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 22 Dec 2022 15:25 |
Last Modified: | 18 Jan 2024 03:19 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/s43465-022-00810-5 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:194644 |