A knee simulating machine for performance evaluation of total knee replacements

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 83-89

  Walker, Peter S ^a,c   Blunn, Gordon W ^a   Broome, David R ^a   Perry, John ^a   Watkins, Alan ^a   Sathasivam, Shivani ^a   Dewar, Michael E ^a   Paul, John P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c RNOHT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Knee kinematics; Knee replacement; Knee simulator; Total knee; Wear in joint

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; JOINTS (ANATOMY); KINEMATICS; PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; SIMULATORS; TISSUE; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

KNEE KINEMATICS; KNEE REPLACEMENTS; KNEE SIMULATING MACHINE; PHYSIOLOGICAL FORCES; TOTAL KNEE; WEAR IN JOINT;

BIOMECHANICS;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MACHINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TRACTION THERAPY;

BIOMECHANICS; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMUR; GAIT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MOTION; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; ROTATION; SOFTWARE; TIBIA; TORQUE;

EID: 0031059923     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(96)00118-2     Document Type: Article

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