Classification of mobile-bearing knee designs: mobility and constraint.
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Restoration of normal knee joint function through surgical reconstruction is dependent upon load sharing between the implant and surrounding soft tissue structures. Mobile bearing knee designs offer the advantage of maximum conformal geometry while diminishing constraint forces to fi xation interfaces through plateau mobility. The degree of mobility afforded by these designs in the anterior-posterior, medial-lateral and rotational directions defi nes the required interaction between soft tissue and design geometry to maintain a stable articulation.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume
دوره 83-A Suppl 2 Pt 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2001