The effect of bearing congruency, thickness and alignment on the stresses in unicompartmental knee replacements.
BACKGROUND: Unicompartmental knee replacement offers an effective treatment for patients with single compartment knee disease and is becoming an increasingly popular alternative to total knee replacement. An important cause of failure in a unicompartmental knee replacement implant is polyethylene w...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2008
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