Abstract
The total-condylar knee was designed in the early 1970s at a time when knee prosthesis design was rapidly evolving and many new designs were being introduced. Despite the fact that several improvements in design have been proposed from laboratory studies, and embodied in newer versions of the prosthesis, the original design is still used widely to this day. There are several reasons for this. The surgical technique was simple and reproducible. Most cases could be treated successfully with the one device. Perhaps most importantly, there were very few clinical problems and most of the results were satisfactory. In such circumstances, many surgeons have not changed to other devices with theoretical but as yet unproven clinical advantages.
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Walker, P.S. (1985). The Total-Condylar Knee and Its Evolution. In: Ranawat, C.S. (eds) Total-Condylar Knee Arthroplasty. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5050-0_3
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