title: Preliminary report on postoperative results of newly designed stable total knee prosthesis.
abstract: A newly designed stable total knee prosthesis was made for the severely destructed knee. This prosthesis was named the Yoshino total knee prosthesis, and is a non-hinged type prosthesis consisting of a vitallium femoral component and a ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene tibial component. Clinical results of 127 Yoshino total knee arthroplasties showed the following characteristics: 1) good stability, and 2) good mobility. Stability was exceptionally good, and the results were the same as the hinged total knee prosthesis.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000601:surgery; D001177:Arthropathy, Neurogenic / Q000601:surgery; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005870:Giant Cell Tumors / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D007720:Knee Prosthesis / Q000592:standards*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000601:surgery; D011095:Polyethylenes; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000601:surgery; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000150:complications; D014800:Vitallium
chemical_list: D011095:Polyethylenes; D014800:Vitallium