An In Vivo Biomechanical Analysis of the Soft-Tissue Envelope of Osteoarthritic Knees

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 217-223

  Zalzal, Paul ^a   Papini, Marcello ^b   Petruccelli, Danielle ^c,d   De Beer, Justin ^c,d   Winemaker, Mitchell J ^c,d  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES   (Canada)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cruciate retaining; Cruciate substituting; Flexion gap; Ligament biomechanics; Soft tissue balance; Total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMAN; IMPLANT; KNEE ARTHRITIS; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE LIGAMENT; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE PROSTHESIS; LOADING TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SOFT TISSUE; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TIBIA; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1242275076     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2003.09.008     Document Type: Article

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