[The Anatomical sliding-axis knee-joint prosthesis (author's transl)].
In order to avoid the disadvantages of a fixed axis the newly-designed knee-joint prosthesis was equipped with a sliding one. This is not a load-bearing component; its main purpose is to guide the movement of the endoprosthesis. The design permits almost physiological movement, thus diminishing the detrimental forces at the anchor points. To further improve anchoring the shafts of the prosthesis were designed with an anatomical cross-section. The design of the anatomical sliding-axis prosthesis is described and the results of the first 36 implantations are presented.
D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D011859:Radiography
Die anatomische GT-Gleitachsendoprothese des kniegelenkes (Grundei-Thomas).