Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 159-165 , February 2010

Biomechanical evaluation of proximal tibia behaviour with the use of femoral stems in revision TKA: An in vitro and finite element analysis

  • A. Completo

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    • Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Universidade de Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • A. Rego

      Affiliations

    • Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Universidade de Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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  • F. Fonseca

      Affiliations

    • Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Coimbra, Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal
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  • A. Ramos

      Affiliations

    • Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Universidade de Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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  • C. Relvas

      Affiliations

    • Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Universidade de Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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  • J.A. Simões

      Affiliations

    • Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Universidade de Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal

Received 19 May 2009 ,Accepted 21 October 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2009.10.011

Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 159-165 , February 2010

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