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Research and Development of a Total Knee Prosthesis in Taiwan

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Frontiers in Biomedical Engineering

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The research and development of total knee prostheses in Taiwan has grown rapidly since 1993 when the first domestic orthopaedic company was founded. We conducted several clinical and biomechanical research projects to further the local orthopaedic company’s development of knee prostheses. This article presents some of our more significant results. In our clinical study, the morphometric investigation of resected surfaces in OA knees revealed the ratio of the anteroposterior length to the mediolateral width of the resected surface to be larger than many of the imported prostheses, and the patellar thickness of Chinese people to be thinner than that of Caucasian people. Analysis of failed knee prostheses provided useful information for recognizing drawbacks of past designs. Comparison of fixed and mobile bearing knees demonstrated that the mobile version had a higher prevalence of osteolysis. In our biomechanical study, we propose a malalignment analysis of knee prostheses, which more closely resembles an in vivo situation. Also, we found Fuji pressure sensitive film to be inaccurate as a tool for measuring the contact characteristics of knee prostheses. The current state of knee prostheses in Taiwan and their future development there are also described.

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Cheng, CK., Huang, CH., Liau, JJ., Ho, WP., Yu, TC. (2003). Research and Development of a Total Knee Prosthesis in Taiwan. In: Hwang, N.H.C., Woo, S.LY. (eds) Frontiers in Biomedical Engineering. Topics in Biomedical Engineering International Book Series. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8967-3_6

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