HARPER* for internal fixation (Healing Assessment Routine Protocol for Early Return to Service)
Abstract
The revision proposed will extend the project N00014-16-1-2882 to include the design of an improved implant for osseointegration. The outcome of this extension will lead to the demonstration of the design and manufacture of this custom-designed implant.Project N00014-16-1-2882 sought to create new understandings in extending SHM concepts into internal fixation. These outcomes will;a. Provide alternative healing assessment protocols for both externally and internally fixated fractures (i.e. the common treatment of bone fractures).b. Equally as significant, if not more, the science and knowledge generated aligns well to the ONR aligns well with the ONR ???Monitoring of OsseointegratedProtheses, MOIP???.The work proposed in this document will look investigate the appropriate assessment principles for the determination of the state of healing of two classes of internal fixation commonly usedto treat bone fracture. This work will complement earlier work conducted by the PI Chiu and PI Russ (N62909-14-1-N248) who reported on the extension of structural health assessmentmethodology for healing assessment of externally fixated fracture. The outcomes from this project will form an important basis for future work towards the monitoring of osseointegrated prostheses (MOIP). From the structural health assessment standpoint, an osseointegrated prostheses can be synthesized into a region that is analogous to that of an internal fixation and one that is analogous to an external fixation. This underscores the relevance and significance of the work proposed.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jul 10, 2018
- Source ID
- N000141812336
Entities
People
- Wingkong Chiu
Organizations
- Monash University
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy