Static and fatigue strength of a novel anatomically contoured implant compared to five current open-wedge high tibial osteotomy plates

Static and fatigue strength of a novel anatomically contoured implant compared to five current open-wedge high tibial osteotomy plates

Abstract Background The purpose of the present study was to compare the mechanical static and fatigue strength of the size 2 osteotomy plate “Activmotion” with the following five other common implants for the treatment of medial knee joint osteoarthritis: the TomoFix small stature, the TomoFix stand...

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Main Authors: Arnaud Diffo Kaze, Stefan Maas, James Belsey, Alexander Hoffmann, Dietrich Pape
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-12-01
Series:Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics
Subjects:
High tibial osteotomy (HTO)
Osteoarthritis
Activmotion- TomoFix
PEEKPower
ContourLock
iBalance
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40634-017-0115-3

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