The influence of malrotation of the femoral component in total knee replacement on the mechanics of patellofemoral contact during gait: An in vitro biomechanical study

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 737-742

  Verlinden, C ^a   Uvin, P ^a   Labey, L ^a,b   Luyckx, J P ^a,b   Bellemans, J ^a   Vandenneucker, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Smith and Nephew Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMORAL COMPONENT MALROTATION; GAIT; IN VITRO STUDY; MECHANICAL STRESS; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; ROTATION; SIMULATION; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAIT; HUMANS; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; ROTATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 77951800839     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.92B5.22603     Document Type: Article

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