The influence of femoral condylar lift-off on the wear of artificial knee joints

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

Volumn 221, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 305-314

  Jennings, L M ^a   Bell, C J ^a   Ingham, E ^a   Komistek, R D ^a   Stone, M H ^a   Fisher, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Knee simulator; Lift off; Polyethylene wear; Total knee replacement

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYETHYLENES; TRIBOLOGY; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

ARTIFICIAL KNEE JOINTS; FEMORAL CONDYLAR LIFT-OFF; KNEE SIMULATOR; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

JOINTS (ANATOMY);

ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT; FEMUR; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; WEIGHT BEARING;

EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMUR; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MOVEMENT; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 34247642753     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544119JEIM215     Document Type: Article

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