Western researchers are part of a team researching whether a friction-powered sensor implanted as part of an artificial knee replacement could lengthen the life of the knee. (Photo: Debora Van Brenk, Western Communications)
Western researchers are part of a team researching whether a friction-powered sensor implanted as part of an artificial knee replacement could lengthen the life of the knee. (Photo: Debora Van Brenk, Western Communications) - Knees are among our hardest-working joints. They help us walk, pivot, jump and climb stairs. But strain, pain and diseases like arthritis can damage them so badly they need to be replaced. And unless they're designed, installed and loaded properly, knee replacements can also fail sometimes. Now a Western professor of mechanical and materials engineering is working with an international team to help knee replacements last longer. Ryan Willing is co-investigator in a US$2.3-million project to test novel, friction-powered sensors that would be implanted with knee replacements to indicate the health of the joint.
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