Tibial Implant Fixation in TKA Worth A Revision? -- How to Avoid Stress-Shielding Even for Stiff Metallic Implants

B. Eidel, A. Gote, C. -P. Fritzen +2

In total knee arthroplasty (TKA) force is transmitted into the tibia by a combined plate-stem device along with cemented or cementless stem fixation. The present work analyzes this…