The effect of varus tilt on contact stresses in total knee arthroplasty: A biomechanical study

Orthopedics

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 303-307

  Matsuda, Shuichi ^a   Whiteside, Leo A ^a,b   White, Stephen E ^a  

^a Missouri Bone and Joint Center   (United States)

^b Barnes Jewish West County Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIOMECHANICS; IMPLANT; STRESS; THICKNESS; TIBIA; TILTING; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; VALGUS DEFORMITY; VARUS DEFORMITY; WEIGHT BEARING;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 0033013367     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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