An anatomically shaped medial meniscus prosthesis is able to partially restore the contact mechanics of the meniscectomized knee joint

Abstract Purpose The aim of this study was to determine whether a flexible medial meniscus prosthesis is more capable of sharing loads with the direct tibiofemoral cartilage contact than the stiffer first‐generation prosthesis. Additionally, the effect of the prosthesis on the tibial pressure distri...

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Main Authors: Branco S. vanMinnen, Albert J. van derVeen, Sebastiaan A. W. van deGroes, Nico J. J. Verdonschot, Tony G. vanTienen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-01-01
Series:Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40634-022-00531-6