Cargando…

Morphometric analysis of the Filipino knee and its implication in total knee arthroplasty prosthesis design

BACKGROUND: Prosthesis factors account for a quarter of the dissatisfaction rates among post-total knee replacement (TKR) patients. In the Philippines, the available prostheses have pre-determined sizes and dimensions that are based on Caucasian morphometric data. This can pose a problem, since acco...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Flores, Cleff Lucero, San Juan, Jose Antonio G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8981831/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35379359
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s42836-022-00117-8