Tibial plate for a knee-joint endoprosthesis

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1987-09-18

1989-09-12

Apley, Richard J.

Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai

Implantable prosthesis

Bone

623 18, A61F 238

Patent

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048656070

ABSTRACT:
A tibial plate for a knee-joint endoprosthesis has a reinforcement member capable of distributing the joint forces uniformly over the spongiosa so that the spongiosa will not atrophy and is subjected to flexture from the tibial plate which is also supported on a cut section of the corticalis surrounding the spongiosa.

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patent: 4673407 (1987-06-01), Martin
Dubell Taschenbuch fur den Maschinenbau, pp. 378-379 Marks' Mechanical Engineers' Handbook, Sixth Ed., McGraw-Hill Book Company (excerpt)-Chapter 5, pp. 47-50.
Article "Biomechanische Gesichtspunkte zur Konstruktion von Kniegelenkendoprothesen" by W. Thomas, (med-orthop.-Techn. 6/81)

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