Relative movements between Kinemax Plus tibial inserts and the tibial base-plates

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 217, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 99-104

  Ash, H E ^a   Scholes, S C ^a   Parkin, R ^b   Unsworth, A ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Stryker Howmedica Osteonics   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Kinemax Plus; Knee wear simulator; Movement

Indexed keywords

CREEP; DYNAMIC LOADS; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); SIMULATORS; ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES; NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYETHYLENES;

KNEE BEARINGS;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

ANTERIOR POSTERIORS; BASE PLATES; KINEMAX PLUS; KNEE WEAR; MOVEMENT; RELATIVE MOVEMENT; SIX STATIONS; TIBIAL INSERTS;

BIOMATERIAL; POLYETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE; ULTRA-HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE; KNEE PROSTHESIS; LUBRICATION; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSTHESIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TIBIA; WALKING; WEIGHT BEARING;

COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; KNEE PROSTHESIS; LUBRICATION; MATERIALS TESTING; MOVEMENT; POLYETHYLENES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TIBIA; WALKING; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0037239463     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544110360579303     Document Type: Conference Paper

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