A computer model to simulate patellar biomechanics following total knee replacement: The effects of femoral component alignment

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 415-423

  Heegaard, J H ^a   Leyvraz, P F ^b   Hovey, C B ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Hopital Orthopedique de la Suisse Romande   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

3D tracking; Computer modeling; Contact pressure; Femoral component displacement; Knee biomechanics; Patellar button; Total knee replacement

Indexed keywords

ALIGNMENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; JOINT PROSTHESES; JOINTS (ANATOMY); POSITION CONTROL;

PATELLAR BIOMECHANICS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

BIOMECHANICS;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMUR; JOINT MOBILITY; KNEE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PATELLA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; KNEE PROSTHESIS; PATELLA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD;

EID: 0034981413     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-0033(01)00020-1     Document Type: Article

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