Control Strategies in Neuro-Musculoskeletal Modeling and Application to Clinical Orthopedics.
Event details
| Date | 15.10.2010 |
| Hour | 10:15 |
| Speaker | Dr. A. Terrier, Laboratory of Biomechanical Orthopedics. EPFL. |
| Location |
ME C2405
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| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
Musculoskeletal disorders are the most common causes of severe long-term pain, physical disability, and arthritis, which limit everyday activities about 25% of the European population. The classical total joint replacement is the gold standard to treat arthritis, but new solutions using tissue bioengineering are currently investigated. Modeling the neuro-musculoskeletal system can be useful to understand the occurrence of arthritis, to optimize classical treatments, and develop new ones. Based on a strong collaboration with orthopedic surgeons (CHUV-DAL), we have developed several musculoskeletal models of the main human joints, which we are now extending to add a controlled sensorimotor aspect, in collaboration with the Automatic Control Laboratory (EPFL-LA). This presentation will be an overview of the research is this field and our current work.
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