Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Torsional characteristics of the Minns meniscal knee prosthesis

  • Clinical and Experimental Forum
  • Published:
Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Summary

A quasi-static analysis of axial rotation of the femoral component and the torsional forces at different angles of knee flexion was performed on knee preparations. The meniscal knee design had very much lower axial torque against axial rotation characteristics through the whole range of knee flexion than the total condylar design and could be rotated up to 59° in both internal and external rotation before dislocating (i.e., a total axial rotation of 118°). The sliding plateau design had torque-rotation characteristics comparable to those of the total condylar design. Torsional strain was measured on cemented and uncemented preparations, and little difference between the two was observed.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Bargren HH, Day WH, Freeman MAR, Swanson SAV (1978) Mechanical tests on the tibial components of nonhinged knee prostheses. J Bone Joint Surg [Br] 60:256–261

    Google Scholar 

  2. Cameron HV, McNeice GM (1981) Mechanical failure modes in total knee replacement. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 98:135–138

    Google Scholar 

  3. Goodfellow J, O'Connor J (1978) The mechanics of the knee and prosthesis design. J Bone Joint Surg [Br] 60:358–369

    Google Scholar 

  4. Minns RJ, Campbell J (1978) The mechanical testing of a sliding meniscal knee prosthesis. Clin Orthop 137:268–275

    Google Scholar 

  5. Minns RJ, Campbell J (1979) The ‘sliding meniscus’ knee prosthesis: design concepts. Eng Med 8:201–205

    Google Scholar 

  6. Moreland (1988) Mechanism of failure in total knee arthroplasty. Clin Orthop 226:49–64

    Google Scholar 

  7. Muller K, Oest O (1975) Wechselwirkungen zwischen Konstruktion und Verankerung von Kniegelenksendoprothesen. Arch Orthop Unfall-Chir 83:197–214

    Google Scholar 

  8. Tjornstrand B, Lidgren L (1985) Practure of the knee endoprosthesis. Report of three cases of tibial component failure. Acta Orthop Scand 56:124–126

    Google Scholar 

  9. Walker PS, Hsiem HH (1977) Conformity of condylar replacement knee prostheses. J Bone Joint Surg [Br] 59: 222–228

    Google Scholar 

  10. Werner F, Foster D, Murray DG (1978) The influence of design on the transmission of torque across knee prostheses. J Bone Joint Surg [Am] 60:342–348

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Regional Medical Physics Department, Durham Unit, Dryburn Hospital, DH1 5TW, Durham, UK

    R. J. Minns

Authors
  1. R. J. Minns
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Minns, R.J. Torsional characteristics of the Minns meniscal knee prosthesis. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 108, 49–52 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00934158

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00934158

Keywords

Search

Navigation