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Kinematics of the Normal Native Knee

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‘Kinematics’ is a term often used in orthopaedics, unfortunately not always in the correct sense of the word. The term ‘kinematics’ is derived from mechanical engineering and refers to the relative motion of rigid bodies. In mechanical engineering the description has to be mathematically exact and correct. Tibiofemoral kinematics of the knee is hard to describe unequivocally and mathematically correct. The reason for this is twofold:

  1. 1.

    The native knee has a natural and intrinsic laxity, allowing it to follow several kinematic patterns.

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    The kinematic pattern of the native knee consists of rotation around different axes, in addition to translations.

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  1. Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

    Jan Victor MD, PhD

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kyoto University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kyoto, Japan

    Shuichi Matsuda

  2. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Lyon University - Croix Rousse Hospital Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Lyon, France

    Sébastien Lustig

  3. Sports Science Institute of South Africa Orthopaedic Clinic, Cape Town, South Africa

    Willem van der Merwe

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Victor, J. (2017). Kinematics of the Normal Native Knee. In: Matsuda, S., Lustig, S., van der Merwe, W. (eds) Soft Tissue Balancing in Total Knee Arthroplasty. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-54082-4_3

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