Total Knee Arthroplasty
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Medical databases: Pubmed, PEDro, Web of Science
Keywords searched: Total knee arthroplasty, knee osteoarthritis, rehabilitation AND TKA, the knee joint, etiology AND TKA, total knee replacement,...
Books: Total Knee Arthroplasty. A Guide to Get Better Performance. Johan Bellemans, Michael D Ries, Jan MK Victor.
Definition/Description[edit | edit source]
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Clinically Relevant Anatomy[edit | edit source]
The knee is a hinge joint (articulatio gynglymus). This type of joint permits motion in only one plane. The knee is a special hinge joint, because it's biggest motion is flexion-extension, but rotation is also possible in the knee. There are three bones that form the knee joint: the upper part of the tibia, the lower part of the femur and the patella. The bones are covered with a thin layer of cartilage, which makes sure that there is no friction between the bones and it's also a kind of shock absorber. Both the lateral and medial side of the knee, there is a meniscus, which keeps the tibia to the femur, but which is also a shock absorber. The three bones are kept together by ligaments and are surrounded by a capsule.
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