Effects of contact stress on patellarfemoral joint and quadriceps force in fixed and mobile-bearing medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty

Effects of contact stress on patellarfemoral joint and quadriceps force in fixed and mobile-bearing medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty

Abstract Background Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) is an effective treatment for end-stage, symptomatic unicompartmental osteoarthritis of the knee joint. However, patellofemoral joint degeneration is a contraindication to medial UKA. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate...

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Main Authors: Hyuck Min Kwon, Jin-Ah Lee, Yong-Gon Koh, Kwan Kyu Park, Kyoung-Tak Kang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Subjects:
Finite-element method
Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty
Patellofemoral joint
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13018-020-02047-0

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