System to track knee’s healing process
March 21st, 2011 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANSLondon, March 21 (IANS) Researchers have developed a system that lets sufferers of knee injuries see how their healing process is coming along and can give patients a psychological boost.
The time it takes for the knee to heal is directly related to how well it reacts to the chosen treatment.
Researchers from the Fraunhofer IPA in Germany have developed a system for gathering exact data on knee mobility, said a Fraunhofer statement.
“It not only lets sufferers see how their healing process is coming along, it also means doctors can tell straight away whether they need to adapt the treatment,” says Bernhard Kleiner of Fraunhofer IPA.
“This can give patients a psychological boost.” They might not feel they are getting any better, but the system highlights every little improvement in knee mobility.
“And that’s very motivating,” says Kleiner.
The novel approach for monitoring the treatment works by placing special sensors in a kind of bracket that is integrated into the bandage.
These register the knee’s range of movement over a period of time to determine exactly how patients are moving their knee. A new piece of software evaluates these data and presents them in an easy-to-understand format.
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