Instrumented implant for measuring tibiofemoral forces

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 667-671

  Kaufman, Kenton R ^a   Kovacevic, Nebojsa ^b   Irby, Steven E ^a   Colwell, Clifford W ^c  

^a RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NK Biotechnical Corporation   (United States)

^c Children's Hospital ^*

Author keywords

Force transducer; Tibiofemoral force; Total joint arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

BONE; FORCE MEASUREMENT; JOINTS (ANATOMY); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TRANSDUCERS;

FORCE TRANSDUCERS; TIBIOFEMORAL FORCES; TOTAL JOINT ARTHROPLASTY;

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL);

ARTICLE; FORCE TRANSDUCER; KNEE; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

EID: 0030152249     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0021-9290(95)00124-7     Document Type: Article

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