Design of a fixation technique for periprosthetic femur fractures: Rorabeck type III, incorporating the femoral component of a primary total knee prosthesis

This report is the result of a graduation project at the TU Delft, Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering. The project was done in collaboration with the Reinier de Graaf Gasthuis. The implantation of a total knee replacement (TKR) is one of the most successful operations in the field of orthopedic surgery. Unfortunately, in 0.6-2.5% of the...

Inducible Displacement of a Knee Implant: A finite element study and validation of a loose and fixed tibial component

Introduction. Aseptic loosening is indicated as the main cause of knee implant failure. Despite all currently used techniques, it remains challenging to diagnose an aseptic loose knee implant. A promising technique to reveal aseptic loose related implant motions is inducible displacement (ID). ID measurements are used to detect implant motion...