Long-term implant-bone fixation of the femoral component in total knee replacement

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

Volumn 222, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 319-331

  Cristofolini, L ^a,b   Affatato, S ^a   Erani, P ^a   Leardini, W ^a   Tigani, D ^c   Viceconti, M ^a  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bone prosthesis micromotion; Cemented total knee replacement; In vitro fatigue testing; Long term implant fixation; Migration pattern; TKR femoral component loosening

Indexed keywords

CEMENTED TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; IN VITRO FATIGUE TESTING; LONG-TERM IMPLANT FIXATION; MIGRATION PATTERN; TKR FEMORAL COMPONENT LOOSENING; FEMORAL COMPONENT; IMPLANT FIXATION; IN-VITRO; MICROMOTION; MIGRATION PATTERNS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; BONE; CEMENTS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FATIGUE DAMAGE; FATIGUE TESTING; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); MEDICAL IMAGING; STEEL BRIDGES; TESTING; ARTHROPLASTY; PROSTHETICS;

JOINT PROSTHESES; KNEE PROSTHESES;

BONE CEMENT;

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CEMENTATION; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT; FEMUR; HARDNESS; HUMAN; KNEE; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MATERIALS TESTING; MOTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; STANDARD; TRANSDUCER; WEIGHT BEARING;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BONE CEMENTS; CEMENTATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMUR; HARDNESS TESTS; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, STRUCTURAL; MOTION; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; TRANSDUCERS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 47649094271     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544119JEIM328     Document Type: Article

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