• DocumentCode
    2855964
  • Title

    Contact stresses in the knee during walking and squatting

  • Author

    Thambyah, A. ; Goh, J. ; Bose, K.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nat. Univ. of Singapore, Singapore
  • Volume
    4
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    2000
  • Firstpage
    2897
  • Abstract
    In this study, five cadaver knees and one total knee prostheses underwent biomechanical testing from which were measured the contact stress in the loaded joint in positions simulating the various weight-bearing phases during walking, and deep flexion angles in squatting
  • Keywords
    biomechanics; mechanical contact; prosthetics; design criteria; functional stresses; knee contact stresses; osteoarthritis; polyethylene wear; squatting; walking; Cadaver; Fixtures; Knee; Legged locomotion; Orthopedic surgery; Osteoarthritis; Phase measurement; Prosthetics; Stress measurement; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2000. Proceedings of the 22nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Chicago, IL
  • ISSN
    1094-687X
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-6465-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IEMBS.2000.901480
  • Filename
    901480
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2855964