APPARATUS FOR FORCE REDISTRIBUTION IN ARTICULAR JOINTS

A prosthesis (210, 230) for treating disorders of the knee in the patellofemoral compartment of the knee is disclosed. The prosthesis comprises a fixation portion (220, 236) configured to be mounted to the tibia medially or laterally of the tibial tuberosity; a spanning section (218, 234) disposed b...

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Hauptverfasser:	DEEM, Mark, GIFFORD, Hanson, SHENOY, Vivek
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS DIAGNOSIS FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS FIRST-AID KITS FOMENTATION HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE IDENTIFICATION MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES PROSTHESES SURGERY TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
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Zusammenfassung:	A prosthesis (210, 230) for treating disorders of the knee in the patellofemoral compartment of the knee is disclosed. The prosthesis comprises a fixation portion (220, 236) configured to be mounted to the tibia medially or laterally of the tibial tuberosity; a spanning section (218, 234) disposed between the fixation portion and displacement portion, the spanning section configured and dimensioned to extend cranially and laterally or medially from the fixation portion in a direction towards the tibial mid-line; and a displacement portion (216, 232) configured and dimensioned to (i) extend from the spanning section further laterally or medially under patellar tendon and in engagement therewith, and (ii) displace the patellar tendon anteriorly sufficiently to alter the location, angle or magnitude of forces exerted thereby on the patella so as to achieve a therapeutic effect in patellofemoral compartment of the knee.