St. Georg hinged-knee prosthesis
β Scribed by R. Ejsted; N. J. Olsen; P. Krogh
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1985
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 413 KB
- Volume
- 104
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1434-3916
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## Abstract A new variant of the hinge type knee prosthesis has been developed in Sheffield, England. To date, the results of the early clinical trial in five patients are satisfactory, but it is recognized that the operation is highly speculative and continuation of the trial is being conducted wi
In addition to pioneering a hemi-arthroplasty (described in the first part of this series of articles), Themistocles Gluck is credited with the first hinged total knee prosthesis in 1891. It was made of ivory and was held in place with a cement made from colophony, pumice and gypsum. It was said tha