The Journal of Arthroplasty
Volume 24, Issue 3 , Pages 475-483 , April 2009

Design Features of Total Knees for Achieving Normal Knee Motion Characteristics

  • Peter S. Walker, PhD

      Affiliations

    • NYU-Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Peter S. Walker, PhD, Laboratory for Minimally-Invasive Surgery, VA Medical Center, 423 East 23rd Street, Annex Building #2, Room 206A, New York, NY 10010.
    • ,
  • Jonathan M. Sussman-Fort, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY
    • ,
  • Gokce Yildirim, MSc

      Affiliations

    • NYU-Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY
    • ,
  • Jason Boyer, MD

      Affiliations

    • NYU-Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY

Received 8 February 2007 ,Accepted 2 November 2007.

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 No benefits or funds were received in support of the study.

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doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2007.11.002

The Journal of Arthroplasty
Volume 24, Issue 3 , Pages 475-483 , April 2009

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