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Musculoskeletal Medical-Engineering Therapeutics Lab
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The lab is an endowed chair that develops artificial joints, bone fixation materials, and computer-assisted surgery.
AboutAbout the lab
Combining medicine and engineering to develop artificial joints and surgical systems
The Musculoskeletal Medical-Engineering Therapeutics Lab is an endowed chair that combines medical and engineering technologies to develop materials and surgical systems used in surgery for fractures and joint diseases.
The lab develops devices that fix fractures, and aims to develop long-lasting next-generation artificial joints and computer-assisted surgery systems.
Proximal femoral fractures and chronic hip joint diseases are considered to carry a high risk of leading to locomotive syndrome if they are not properly treated.
Surgical treatment that relieves joint pain and quickly restores stability and mobility is considered to play an important role in extending healthy life expectancy.
Key terms
- Locomotive syndrome
- A condition in which impaired musculoskeletal function puts a person at high risk of needing nursing care
- Carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP)
- A resin material strengthened with carbon fiber. This lab uses a resin called PEEK to develop internal fracture fixation devices
- Joint bearing surface
- The part of an artificial joint where the joint surfaces slide against each other as the joint moves
ResearchResearch themes
The lab aims to combine cutting-edge medical and engineering technologies to develop bone fixation materials made from new materials, high-performance and long-lasting next-generation artificial joints, and computer-assisted surgery systems. Its target is surgical treatment that repairs joints that have lost their function through damage from joint diseases or from trauma such as fractures.
*Illustrative imageDeveloping Devices for Fracture Fixation
For proximal femoral fractures, either osteosynthesis or joint replacement (arthroplasty) is chosen depending on the type of fracture. To improve the internal fixation implants used in osteosynthesis, the lab is developing internal fracture fixation devices made from carbon fiber reinforced plastic, which is biocompatible and highly strong.
*Illustrative imageMaterials and Surgical Assistance Technologies for Artificial Joints
For artificial joints, the materials and design of the joint bearing surfaces are considered the most important keys to long-term durability. The lab aims to analyze behavior and changes in physical properties inside the body, and to develop computer-assisted surgery technologies that use navigation and robotics.
MembersFaculty
- Associate Professor, Endowed ChairHidetoshi Hamada
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Orthopedic surgery in Afghanistan 141103-N-JY715-999” Lt.Cmdr. Jesse Ehrenfeld / Public domain (cropped)
- Developing Devices for Fracture Fixation: “Femur-fractura-nail-artificial-bone” Fry72 Karel Frydrýšek / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Materials and Surgical Assistance Technologies for Artificial Joints: “Hip replacement Image 3684-PH” X-ray Image ID: 3684. Photographer: Unknown. / Public domain (cropped)
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