... biomechanics biomedical measurement bone optical tracking patient treatment tendon bone healing ACL in vivo cyclic strain mechanical load A traumatic rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) of the knee is a common athletic injury with as many as 100,000 occurring each year...

... a laparoscopic port. The system consists of a commercial conoscope (Optimet, Inc., Probe Head Mk3), designed for precision machine-shop linear measurements, that is tracked (the surgical tool is also tracked) with an optical tracking system (Claron Micron Tracker H3-60). The conoscope laser beam can...

... was supported by NSF grant #0651803, and NIH grant #1R44CA134169-01A1. biological tissues kinematics laser applications in medicine medical robotics optical tracking surgery 30 06 2009 2009 American Society of Mechanical Engineers ...

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