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Total Knee Arthroplasty Wear Is Caused By Malrotation And Excessive Laxity, Erik Woodard
Total Knee Arthroplasty Wear Is Caused By Malrotation And Excessive Laxity, Erik Woodard
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Total knee arthroplasty is a proven technique which combines specially designed components and surgical processes to treat cartilage degeneration and alleviate pain in arthritic knees. However, this technique is limited by component design and surgical precision. Due to these limitations, knee arthroplasty components will eventually wear out, causing rejection and necessitating the need for a replacement. For this reason, it would be beneficial to experts if the primary causes of this wear could be identified in order to minimize the number of replacements.
This study aims to determine if a correlation exists between instability of a knee joint and the …