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The Failure of a Semi-Constrained Total Knee Prosthesis

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Surgery and Arthroscopy of the Knee

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The stabilized gliding prosthesis — the Attenborough total knee replacement — is a very carefully conceived implant. It was designed to ensure stability of the knee, at the same time allowing for a controlled laxity to avoid loosening of the components. The actual design was described by Attenborough in 1974, 1976 and 1978.

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  1. Knee Unit, Department of Orthopaedics “B”, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel

    M. I. B. Besser

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  1. Orthopädische Klinik, Universität Basel, Kantonsspital Bruderholz, 4101, Bruderholz BL, Switzerland

    Werner Müller (Privatdozent, Chefarzt) (Privatdozent, Chefarzt)

  2. Orthopädische Abteilung, Regionalspital, 4900, Langenthal, Switzerland

    Werner Hackenbruch (Chefarzt) (Chefarzt)

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Besser, M.I.B. (1988). The Failure of a Semi-Constrained Total Knee Prosthesis. In: Müller, W., Hackenbruch, W. (eds) Surgery and Arthroscopy of the Knee. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-72782-5_116

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