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Biomechanical assessment of all-polymer total knee replacement
Contains fulltext : 220339.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)
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Movement patterns in the unstable total knee replacement
Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a highly effective treatment for reducing pain and improving function in end-stage osteoarthritis patients. Although patient satisfaction and implant survivorship rates are high, post-operative outcomes can vary significantly. In some cases where primary TKA fails, …
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Total knee replacement serious game for surgical education and training
… surgery residents the steps comprising the total knee replacement procedure. Real-time, 3D graphical and sound rendering technologies are employed to provide sensory realism ensuring that the knowledge gained within the serious game can be more easily recalled and applied a real world scenario. A …
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Development of nanostructured PVD coatings for total knee replacement joints using HIPIMS.
… was to develop thin film coatings for total knee replacement joints using high power impulse magnetron sputtering (HIPIMS). An industrial size four cathode magnetron sputtering system equipped with direct current (DC) and HIPIMS power supplies was used for this purpose. Initially, Plasma …
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Finite element analysis of total knee replacement considering gait cycle load and malalignment
… gait cycle, malalignment and overweight on total knee replacements using a finite element method. Dynamic and finite element models of fixed- and mobile-bearing implants have been created and solved; the fixed- and mobile-bearing implants demonstrated different performance on movement and contact …
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The effect of relaxation therapy on patient's pain following a total knee replacement
… therapy on patient's pain following a total knee replacement with a quasi-experimental research pre-post test design. In order to achieve the objective of the current thesis, relaxation therapy was performed on 27 total knee replacement patients who were admitted into A university hospital …
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A Randomized Controlled Trial to Establish Realistic Patient Expectations Following Total Knee Replacement Surgery
… with surgery 1 year following primary total knee replacement (TKR) (Chapter 3). In Chapter 4, we described characteristics of users and utilization patterns of the e-learning tool. In Chapter 5, we evaluated the internal consistency and construct validity of the new Knee Society Knee Scoring …
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Three Dimensional CT based Virtual Patellar Resection in Female Patients undergoing Total Knee Replacement
… with digital software using 3D-CT scans of knees from 49 patients who underwent primary TKR at our hospital, comparing two commonly used resection methods, i.e., the tendon method (TM), and the subchondral method (SCM), to determine an ideal resection plane with respect to the symmetry and …
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Bone mineral density changes after Total knee replacement in women over the age of 65
Among 66 female patients above 65 years old who received TKR dut to severe osteoarthritis, 52 patients who checked one year follow up BMD were enrolled. Bilaterality of operation site, degree of obesity and osteoporosis diagnosis don’t effect on BMD differences one year after TKR. But …
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An Exploration into the Relationship between Knee Shape and Kinematics Before and After Total Knee Replacement
The knee joint is unique in its design and it is thought that its articular shape is the main driver of biomechanical behaviour. Although the shape of the bony knee is acknowledged to change with osteoarthritis, the specific relationship between shape changes and function is not well understood. …
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An Exploration into the Relationship between Knee Shape and Kinematics Before and After Total Knee Replacement
The knee joint is unique in its design and it is thought that its articular shape is the main driver of biomechanical behaviour. Although the shape of the bony knee is acknowledged to change with osteoarthritis, the specific relationship between shape changes and function is not well understood. …
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Knee pain, swelling and stiffness after total knee replacement : a survey of South African knee surgeons
Includes bibliographical references (leaf 60).
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Development of a 6-DOF robotic test system for studying the biomechanics of total knee replacement
… system for studying the biomechanics of Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) was developed in this project. The system is composed of a 6 Degree-of-Freedom (DOF) robotic manipulator (Kawasaki UZ150(TM) and a 6-DOF universal force-moment sensor (JR3[TM]). This testing system offers the ability to …
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Enhanced pre-clinical assessment of total knee replacement using computational modelling with experimental corroboration & probabilistic applications
Demand for Total Knee Replacement (TKR) surgery is high and rising; not just in numbers of procedures, but in the diversity of patient demographics and increase of expectations. Accordingly, greater efforts are being invested into the pre-clinical analysis of TKR designs, to improve their …
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Use of Topical (Intra-articular) Tranexamic Acid to Minimise Blood Loss and Transfusion in Total Knee Replacement Surgery
Introduction Total knee replacement (TKR) is a common orthopaedic procedure, with 20-70% of patients needing 1-3 units of blood, although allogeneic transfusion is not risk free. Tranexamic acid (TXA) is a synthetic antifibrinolytic agent used intravenously to stop bleeding in TKR and other …
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Design of a Cyclic Sliding, Dynamically Loaded Wear Testing Device for the Evaluation of Total Knee Replacement Materials
… normal walking, the relative motion of the human knee involves flexion/extension, anterior/posterior sliding, and medial/lateral rotation. As well, the knee experiences a complex, dynamic loading curve with a peak of up to seven times body weight. However, most wear testing machines that have been …
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