Biomaterial Database

Preserving the posterior cruciate ligament in total knee arthroplasty. 1994

V D Waldron

A technique is described whereby a small island of bone at the posterior midline of the tibia is preserved during total knee replacement to protect the insertion of the posterior cruciate ligament.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007720	Knee Prosthesis	Replacement for a knee joint.	Knee Prostheses,Prostheses, Knee,Prosthesis, Knee
D001864	Bone Wires	Steel wires, often threaded through the skin, soft tissues, and bone, used to fix broken bones. Kirschner wires or apparatus also includes the application of traction to the healing bones through the wires.	Kirschner Wire,Kirschner Wires,Bone Wire,Wire, Bone,Wire, Kirschner,Wires, Bone,Wires, Kirschner
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013977	Tibia	The second longest bone of the skeleton. It is located on the medial side of the lower leg, articulating with the FIBULA laterally, the TALUS distally, and the FEMUR proximally.	Tibias
D016119	Posterior Cruciate Ligament	A strong ligament of the knee that originates from the anterolateral surface of the medial condyle of the femur, passes posteriorly and inferiorly between the condyles, and attaches to the posterior intercondylar area of the tibia.	Cruciate Ligament, Posterior,Cruciate Ligaments, Posterior,Ligament, Posterior Cruciate,Ligaments, Posterior Cruciate,Posterior Cruciate Ligaments
D016268	Internal Fixators	Internal devices used in osteosynthesis to hold the position of the fracture in proper alignment. By applying the principles of biomedical engineering, the surgeon uses metal plates, nails, rods, etc., for the correction of skeletal defects.	Fixation Devices, Internal,Device, Internal Fixation,Devices, Internal Fixation,Fixation Device, Internal,Fixator, Internal,Fixators, Internal,Internal Fixation Device,Internal Fixation Devices,Internal Fixator