Influence of an interpositional spacer on the behaviour of the tibiofemoral joint: A finite element study

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1044-1052

  Checa, S ^a,b   Taylor, M ^b   New, A ^b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Articular cartilage degeneration; Cartilage contact stress exposure; Finite element method; Interpositional arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

CARTILAGE; CHROMIUM; CHROMIUM PLATING; COBALT; COBALT COMPOUNDS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FORECASTING; KINEMATICS; LIGAMENTS; MECHANICS; POLYMERS; STRESSES; THERMOELECTRICITY; TRANSITION METALS; ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENT;

ACTIVITY CYCLES; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE DEGENERATION; CARTILAGE CONTACT STRESS EXPOSURE; CONTACT STRESSES; DESIGN PHASE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FINITE-ELEMENT STUDY; IMPLANT MATERIALS; INTERPOSITIONAL ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE KINEMATICS; MECHANICAL FIXATION; MEDIAL COMPARTMENT; RANGES OF MOTION; STRESS HISTORIES; TIBIO-FEMORAL JOINTS;

JOINTS (ANATOMY);

CHROMIUM; COBALT; POLYURETHAN;

ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTACT STRESS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; IMPLANT; INTERPOSITIONAL SPACER; JOINT; KINEMATICS; KNEE FUNCTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SIMULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIBIOFEMORAL JOINT; WALKING;

ARTHROPLASTY; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; FEMUR; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; KNEE; KNEE JOINT; KNEE PROSTHESIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TIBIA; WALKING;

EID: 49649127616     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2008.04.006     Document Type: Article

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