A REAL-TIME MODEL OF THE HUMAN KNEE FOR A VIRTUAL ORTHOPAEDIC TRAINER

In this paper a real-time capable computational model of the human knee is presented. The model describes the passive elastic joint characteristics in six degrees-of-freedom (DOF). A black-box approach was chosen, where experimental data were approximated by piecewise polynomial functions. The knee model has been applied in a the Virtual Orthopaedic Trainer, which can support training of physical knee evaluation required for diagnosis and surgical planning.