Stress shielding after total knee replacement may cause bone resorption in the distal femur

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 117-122

  Van Lenthe, G H ^a   De Waal Malefijt, M C ^a   Huiskes, R ^a,b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b Biomechanics Section   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE ATROPHY; BONE DENSITY; BONE MASS; BONE REMODELING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMUR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; OSTEOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; STRESS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE REMODELING; BONE RESORPTION; FEMUR; HUMANS; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; REOPERATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 0031016563     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.79B1.6808     Document Type: Article

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