Total knee operation – How is it done
Contents
- the anatomy of the knee joint
- patellofemoral joint
- mechanical axis of the knee joint
- range of motion
- stability of the total knee joint
- Total knee operation
- Computer assisted surgery
- lateral release of the patella
- Replacement of patella – an enigma
- Cemented and cementless fixation
The name “Total Knee Replacement” is a misnomer.
In this operation, the surgeon removes only the damaged surfaces of the knee joint and then covers them with surface shells made of metal and polyethylene.
The proper name would thus be “the surface replacement of the knee joint”.
Here follows only a very short course on the principles of the operation itself.
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