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Experimental evaluation of the biomechanical performances of a PMMA-based knee spacer
The Knee, 03/19/07

Tomaso Villa, et al. - Infection of knee prostheses is still one of the major concerns of the reliability over time of these implantable devices. The preferred treatment of this condition has turned out to be the use of a knee spacer in a two-stage reimplantation technique. The advantages of this technique associated with the use of a mobile spacer lies both in the possibility for the patient to move during the interim period, thus decreasing the risk of muscle contracture due to immobilisation, as well as in the ability to release antibiotics directly to the site of infection

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A double-blind, randomized, saline-controlled study of the efficacy and safety of Euflexxa® for treatment of painful osteoarthritis of the knee, with an open-label safety extension (the FLEXX trial)
Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, 06/29/09

Magnetic resonance imaging signs of iliotibial band friction in patients with isolated medial compartment osteoarthritis of the knee
Skeletal Radiology, 06/03/09

Meta-analysis of the Related Nutritional Supplements Dimethyl Sulfoxide and Methylsulfonylmethane in the Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee
Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine , 06/02/09

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Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty versus high tibial osteotomy for medial unicompartmental knee osteoarthritis
Arthroskopie, 06/05/09

Increased force simulator wear testing of a zirconium oxide total knee arthroplasty
The Knee, 06/10/09

Cost-effectiveness of total knee arthroplasty in the United States
Archives of Internal Medicine, 06/24/09

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