Orthopaedic Mechatronics (ORTHOtron) Laboratory

University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario
What the facility does

Biomechanical testing of bone and joint tissues, and orthopaedic implants.

Areas of expertise

The Orthopaedic Mechatronics (ORTHOtron) Laboratory specializes in biomechanical testing of bone and joint tissues and orthopaedic implants. We use state-of-the-art equipment for multi-axial testing (AMTI VIVO) that can replicate the complex force and motions experienced in human and animal joints. This includes both static and cyclic testing, including bone-implant testing and wear analysis of orthopaedic implants. Our mechanical testing equipment is complimented by tools and expertise in computational modeling and image-based analysis.

Research services
  • Biomechanical testing and analysis
  • Biomechanical modeling
  • Medical image analysis
  • Motion analysis and machine learning
Sectors of application
  • Life sciences, pharmaceuticals and medical equipment

Equipment

Function

AMTI VIVO Artificial Joint Simulator

Dynamic joint motion simulator for multi-axial testing of tissues and implants.

 

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Spine diffusion tension imaging (DTI) research paper published in Neuroradiology: Spatial correspondence of spinal cord white matter tracts using diffusion tensor imaging, fibre tractography, and atlas-based segmentation.

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00234-021-02635-9

Shoulder motion analysis using machine learning (ML) research paper published in Physiological Measurement: Shoulder physiotherapy exercise recognition: machine learning the inertial signals from a smartwatch.

https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-6579/aacfd9/meta