Metal Backing Significantly Decreases Tibial Strains in a Medial Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty Model

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 777-782

  Small, Scott R ^a   Berend, Michael E ^a   Ritter, Merrill A ^a   Buckley, Christine A ^b   Rogge, Renee D ^b  

^a CENTER FOR HIP AND KNEE SURGERY   (United States)

^b ROSE HULMAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Mobile bearing; Strain; Tibia; Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; BONE STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMUR; GAIT; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE PROSTHESIS; LOADING TEST; METAL BACKED UNICOMPARTMENTAL KNEE PROSTHESIS; PROXIMAL TIBIA STRAIN; RANGE OF MOTION; SHEAR STRESS; SURFACE PROPERTY; TIBIA; UNICOMPARTMENTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; WEIGHT BEARING;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAIT; HUMANS; KNEE PROSTHESIS; METALS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POLYETHYLENE; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; TIBIA; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 79960458861     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: 15328406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2010.07.021     Document Type: Article

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