Morphometry of the medial tibial plateau in Turkish knees: correlation to the current tibial components of unicompartmental knee arthroplasty

Kucukdurmaz F., Tuncay I., Elmadag M., TUNCER N.

ACTA ORTHOPAEDICA ET TRAUMATOLOGICA TURCICA, vol.48, no.2, pp.147-151, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 48 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.3944/aott.2014.3006
  • Journal Name: ACTA ORTHOPAEDICA ET TRAUMATOLOGICA TURCICA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.147-151
  • Keywords: Prosthesis, tibial implant, Turkish population, unicondylar knee arthroplasty, DESIGN, REPLACEMENT, OSTEOARTHRITIS, POPULATION
  • Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: The objective of this study was to measure the resected surfaces of the tibia in knees of Turkish patients and to compare these measurements with the dimensions of tibial implants in current use.