Computer System and Method for Assessing Dynamic Bone Quality
First Claim
1. A computer system for assessing dynamic bone quality, the system comprising:
- a memory that stores executable instructions;
a central processing unit (CPU) capable of accessing the memory and executing the instructions to provide an output; and
a receiver for receiving data input and transmitting it to the CPU;
wherein the receiver is operably connected to;
(1) a plurality of accelerometers, each accelerometer adapted to contact an exterior surface of a human subject at a load-bearing anatomical site of the subject and to receive input from each point of contact comprising acceleration response data; and
(2) a force plate adapted to receive input comprising vertical ground reaction force data provided by a heel strike on the force plate;
wherein the CPU executes the instructions to process the input data transmitted from the receiver to provide the output as a bone damping value.
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Abstract
A computer system for assessing dynamic bone quality is provided, including a memory that stores executable instructions, a central processing unit (CPU) capable of accessing the memory and executing the instructions to provide an output, and a receiver for receiving data input and transmitting it to the CPU, wherein the receiver is operably connected to: (1) a plurality of accelerometers, each accelerometer adapted to contact an exterior surface of a human subject at a load-bearing anatomical site and to receive input from each point of contact including acceleration response data; and (2) a force plate adapted to receive input including vertical ground reaction force data provided by a heel strike on the force plate, wherein the CPU executes the instructions to process the input data transmitted from the receiver to provide the output as a bone damping value. A method for assessing dynamic bone quality is also provided.
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16 Claims
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1. A computer system for assessing dynamic bone quality, the system comprising:
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a memory that stores executable instructions; a central processing unit (CPU) capable of accessing the memory and executing the instructions to provide an output; and a receiver for receiving data input and transmitting it to the CPU; wherein the receiver is operably connected to; (1) a plurality of accelerometers, each accelerometer adapted to contact an exterior surface of a human subject at a load-bearing anatomical site of the subject and to receive input from each point of contact comprising acceleration response data; and
(2) a force plate adapted to receive input comprising vertical ground reaction force data provided by a heel strike on the force plate;wherein the CPU executes the instructions to process the input data transmitted from the receiver to provide the output as a bone damping value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for assessing dynamic bone quality in a human subject, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) contacting at least one accelerometer to an exterior surface of a human subject at a load-bearing anatomical site of the subject; (b) directing the subject to strike a heel on a force plate; (c) measuring vertical ground reaction force due to the heel strike; (d) measuring an acceleration response at each of the accelerometers; (e) processing the vertical ground reaction force and acceleration responses at a CPU to determine a bone damping value; and (f) comparing the bone damping value to a reference value to assess dynamic bone quality in the human subject. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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