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Important information on knee kinematics can be obtained using in vitro methods. Specifically, mounting a cadaver lower extremity on an “Oxford” knee jig allows loading of the knee joint and makes it possible to observe physiological motion. This approach can provide a detailed description of the displacements and rotations of the patella, femur, and tibia, and direct measurement of load at both the patellofemoral and tibiofemoral articulations. Using this approach, the “two-axis” description of tibiofemoral kinematics has been advanced. Another application of this method describes lower patellofemoral contact forces when a more posterior femorotibial contact point is present after total knee arthroplasty. This kinematic information is useful when considering new designs in knee arthroplasty.
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Incavo, S., Beynnon, B., Coughlin, K. (2005). In Vitro Kinematics of the Replaced Knee. In: Bellemans, J., Ries, M.D., Victor, J.M. (eds) Total Knee Arthroplasty. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27658-0_23
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