In vitro method for assessing the biomechanics of the patellofemoral joint following total knee arthroplasty

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

Volumn 228, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1217-1226

  Coles, L G ^a   Gheduzzi, S ^a   Miles, A W ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

biomechanics; Oxford knee rig; patellofemoral joint; preclinical testing; Total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPLASTY; BIOMECHANICS; BIOPHYSICS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); LOADS (FORCES); ORTHOPEDICS; SIMULATORS;

FLEXIBLE PRESSURE SENSORS; OXFORD KNEE; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; PHYSIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT; PHYSIOLOGICAL LOADINGS; PRE-CLINICAL TESTING; PRESSURE SENSITIVE FILMS; TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY;

JOINTS (ANATOMY);

DEVICE FAILURE ANALYSIS; DEVICES; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; PROSTHESIS; ROBOTICS; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SURGERY; WEIGHT BEARING;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; ROBOTICS; TRANSDUCERS, PRESSURE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84925120136     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: 20413033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0954411914560835     Document Type: Article

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