A new method for the representation of articular surfaces using the influence surface theory of plates.
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Abstract
The traditional approach to the representation of an articular surface is by using piecewise polynomial functions with a limited continuity to fit the surface from ordered data points. In this study, we introduce a new method, which is based on the influence surface theory of plates, for the representation of articular surfaces. The most significant advantage of this method is that it can effectively represent an articular surface from non-ordered data points. The effectiveness of the present method was shown by reconstruction of a human femoral surface and a mathematical cone.
Medical subject headings
- Femur
- Joints
- Models, Anatomic