KNEE PROSTHESIS ASSEMBLY HAVING PROPORTIONAL TROCHLEAR GROOVE GEOMETRY

KNEE PROSTHESIS ASSEMBLY HAVING PROPORTIONAL TROCHLEAR GROOVE GEOMETRY

An implantable orthopaedic knee prosthesis includes a femoral component including an articular surface configured to engage a tibial bearing and a laterally-angled trochlear groove defined in the articular surface. The trochlear groove of the femoral component is configured to receive a patella comp...

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Hauptverfasser: Wagner Christel M, Rumple Danny W, Wyss Joseph G, Wright Abraham P, Heldreth Mark A
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS
DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS
FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS
FIRST-AID KITS
FOMENTATION
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES
PROSTHESES
TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
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Zusammenfassung:An implantable orthopaedic knee prosthesis includes a femoral component including an articular surface configured to engage a tibial bearing and a laterally-angled trochlear groove defined in the articular surface. The trochlear groove of the femoral component is configured to receive a patella component in a first location at a first degree of flexion and a second location at a second degree of flexion.