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ArticleMedical devices (Auckland, N.Z.)2015

Device-length changes and implant function following surgical implantation of the KineSpring in cadaver knees.

Michael J McNicholas, Stefan M Gabriel, Anton G Clifford, Evelyne M Hasler

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Article in Medical devices (Auckland, N.Z.), 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Michael J McNicholasAintree University Hospital, Teaching Hospital, Major Trauma Centre, NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK.
Stefan M GabrielMoximed, Hayward, CA, USA.
Anton G CliffordMoximed, Hayward, CA, USA.
Evelyne M HaslerMoximed, Hayward, CA, USA.
Moximed (United States) · USAintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe KineSpring implant system has been shown to provide load reductions at the medial compartment of the knee, and has demonstrated clinical success in reducing pain and increasing function in patients with medial knee osteoarthritis. These results depend on the ability of the KineSpring to rotate, lengthen, and shorten to accommodate knee motions, and in response to knee position and loading. PURPOSE: The present study was undertaken to determine length changes of the implanted KineSpring in response to a range of knee positions, external knee loads, and placements by different orthopedic surgeons. MATERIALS AND

methodsKineSpring system components were implanted in ten cadaver leg specimens by ten orthopedic surgeons, and absorber-length changes were measured under combined loading and in different positions of the knee. RESULTS AND

conclusionSpring compression consistent with knee-load reduction, and device lengthening and shortening to accommodate knee loads and motions were seen. These confirm the functionality of the KineSpring when implanted medially to the knee.

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functionKineSpringkneeoffloadingosteoarthritispreservation

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PMID25610006
PMCPMC4294763
OpenAlexW2010678966

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