ORTHOPAEDIC TECHNOLOGY

AIM

To help the student understand human biomechanic in more detail and as an adjunct to the other biomechanical courses, recognize and understand skeletal structures, functions, and implant designs, to understand principles of orthopaedic technology, develop skills of orthopaedic design

CONTENT

This course contains; Introduction to orthopaedic technology and its applications ,Muscle and bones, their structures ad functions, working principles ,Biomaterials used in orthopaedics, their description, their combinations, their advantages, disadvantages,Body reaction to materials-implant tissue reactions, body’s immune system ,Biomaterial generations, first, second and third generations, their differences ,Hip arthroplasty, how it is developed, stages its biomechanic and design properties ,Knee arthroplasty, its biomechanic and design properties ,Problems with implants; lysis, infections, trunnionosis, loosening, failure,Skeletal biomechanics Forces and Moments: Axial Force, Shear Force, Bending, Torsion Moment , Applications of Biomechanics to the various parts of the body: Hip, shoulder, elbow , free body diagram,Mechanism of fractures and their managements principles, underlying mechanical principles ,Gait analysis, gait cycle, limb prosthesis; upper limb and lower, limb, their technical desing properties ,Orthopaedic technology; 3D use in orthopaedics, applications ,Orthopaedic technology; robotic surgey in orthopaedics, its principles .

1. 1

   Review biomedical engineering applications in orthopaedics as a whole

2. 2

   Transfers biomedical knowledge to orthopedic technology

3. 3

   Analyse biomechanics of musculoskeletal system, body’s reaction to the forces and moment

4. 4

   Recognize biomaterials and their use in orthopaedics, identify the combinations used in arthroplasty and the difference

5. 5

   Recognize human joints, their function, roles in the body and their reactions againts various forces

6. 6

   Recognize and analyse forces and moments acting on extrimities

7. 7

   Recognise muscle structure and function

8. 8

   Overview of orthopedic technology and its future

9. 9

   Develop ideas of designing orthopaedic tools

WEEKLY PLAN

1. WEEK 1

   Introduction to orthopaedic technology and its applications

   Preparation: Course presentation

2. WEEK 2

   Muscle and bones, their structures ad functions, working principles

   Preparation: Course presentation

3. WEEK 3

   Biomaterials used in orthopaedics, their description, their combinations, their advantages, disadvantages

   Preparation: Course presentation

4. WEEK 4

   Body reaction to materials-implant tissue reactions, body’s immune system

   Preparation: Course presentation

5. WEEK 5

   Biomaterial generations, first, second and third generations, their differences

   Preparation: Course presentation

6. WEEK 6

   Hip arthroplasty, how it is developed, stages its biomechanic and design properties

   Preparation: Course presentation

7. WEEK 7

   Knee arthroplasty, its biomechanic and design properties

   Preparation: Course presentation

8. WEEK 8

   Problems with implants; lysis, infections, trunnionosis, loosening, failure

   Preparation: Course presentation

9. WEEK 9

   Skeletal biomechanics Forces and Moments: Axial Force, Shear Force, Bending, Torsion Moment

   Preparation: Course presentation

10. WEEK 10

    Applications of Biomechanics to the various parts of the body: Hip, shoulder, elbow , free body diagram

    Preparation: Course presentation

11. WEEK 11

    Mechanism of fractures and their managements principles, underlying mechanical principles

    Preparation: Course presentation

12. WEEK 12

    Gait analysis, gait cycle, limb prosthesis; upper limb and lower, limb, their technical desing properties

    Preparation: Course presentation

13. WEEK 13

    Orthopaedic technology; 3D use in orthopaedics, applications

    Preparation: Course presentation

14. WEEK 14

    Orthopaedic technology; robotic surgey in orthopaedics, its principles

    Preparation: Course presentation

ASSESSMENT

• Rate of Midterm Exam to Success30%
• Rate of Final Exam to Success70%

READING

• Ramachandran M, Basic Orthopaedic Science, The Stanmore Guide, Oxford University Press, 2007, ISBN- 10-0-340-885-025
• Dipaola M, Wodajo F, 3D Printing in Orthopaedic Surgery, , Elsevier, 2019, ISBN- 978-0-323-66211-6 Miller, Mark D., Thompson, Stephen R. Miller's Review of Orthopaedics 8th Edition, 2019, ISBN 9780323609784 Moore D, Orthobullets, (https://www.orthobullets.com/) 2023 Lineage Medical

TEACHING STAFF

• Prof.Dr. Yasemin YÜKSEL DURMAZCOORDINATOR
• Prof.Dr. Levent BAYAM