Acoustic emission assessment of knee joint degeneration

  • Research type

    Research Study

  • Full title

    Assessment of feasibility of the acoustic emission non destructive technique to monitor knee joint condition

  • IRAS ID

    168476

  • Contact name

    Martin Browne

  • Contact email

    doctor@soton.ac.uk

  • Sponsor organisation

    University of Southampton

  • Duration of Study in the UK

    3 years, 0 months, 1 days

  • Research summary

    Osteoarthritis of the knee joint affects many people (specially the elderly) in the UK. This can be a debilitating condition, and is usually only diagnosed in the later stages, once the symptom of pain has manifested, and the patient already suffers from osteoarthritis.
    This study aims to use acoustic emissions from the knee to ascertain whether a person is susceptible, or already has osteoarthritis. This will be done by attaching piezoelectric sensors to the knee, and the patient will be made to sit and stand 3 times. The data will be collected by the machine and later processed using Vallen Acoustic Emission software.

  • REC name

    North East - York Research Ethics Committee

  • REC reference

    15/NE/0186

  • Date of REC Opinion

    22 May 2015

  • REC opinion

    Unfavourable Opinion