The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers D (대한전기학회논문지:시스템및제어부문D)

The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers (대한전기학회)
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The acoustical analysis of knee sound for non-invasive diagnosis of articular pathology

비침습적 관절 질환 모니터링을 위한 슬관절 음향분석

  • 김거식 (전북대학교 대학원 전자공학과) ;
  • 박경세 (군산대학교 과학기술학부) ;
  • 김경섭 (건국대학교 의학공학부) ;
  • 송철규 (전북대학교 전자정보공학부)
  • Published : 2005.12.01
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Abstract

This paper describes the possibility of evaluating and classifying arthritic pathology using the acoustical analysis of knee joint sound. Six normal subjects and 11 patients with knee problems were enrolled. Patients were divided into the 1st patient group which required an orthopeadic surgery and the 2nd patient group of osteoarthritis. During sitting and standing periods, subjects' active knee flexion and extension were monitored. Fundamental frequency, mean amplitude of pitch, jitter and shimmer were analyzed according to the position. The results demonstrate that the values of fundamental frequency, jitter and shimmer of the 2nd patient group were larger than others and changed unstably. The values of the standing position were larger than the sitting position.

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