The 3DKnee is a premium high flexion total knee replacement designed after a decade of research. The 3DKnee instills confidence through every step of the total knee replacement process, from the surgeon’s joint selection decision, to the surgical procedure and patient post-operative function.
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Banks, S.A., Harman, M.K., Bellemans, J., Hodge, W.A.: Making Sense of Knee Arthroplasty: News You Can Use. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 2003; 85:64-72.
Bellemans, J., Bansk, S.A., Victor, J., Vandenneucker, H., Moemans, A.: Fluoroscopic Analysis of the Kinematics of Deep Flexion in Total Knee Arthoplasty: Influence of Posterior Condylar Offset. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Vol. 84-B, No. 1, January 2002.
Hodge, W.A., Banks, S.A., Mitchell, K.: Early Clinical Gait Laboratory and Fluoroscopic Experience with the 3DKnee Total Knee Arthroplasty. White Paper, The Hodge BioMotion Foundation, West Palm Beach, FL. 2004.
Banks SA, et al.: Does Intrinsic Stability Provide Enhanced Ability in PCL Retaining TKA? Proc Orthop Res Soc, 2004.
Wang H., Simpson K.J., Ferrara M.S., Chamnongkich S., Kinsey T., Mahoney O.M.: Biomechanical differences exhibited during sit-to stand between total knee arthroplasty designs of varying radii. J Arthroplasty. 2006 Dec;21(8):1193-9.
Kessler O, Dürselen L, Banks S, Mannel H, Marin F.: Sagittal curvature of total knee replacements predicts in vivo kinematics. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). 2007 Jan;22(1):52-8. Epub 2006 Oct 9.
Mahoney OM, McClung CD, dela Rosa MA, Schmalzried TP.: The effect of total knee arthroplasty design on extensor mechanism function. J Arthroplasty. 2002 Jun;17(4):416-21.
Mitchell, K., Banks, S.A., Rawlings, J., Wood, S.A., Hodge, W.A.: Strength of Intrinsically Stable TKR during Stair Climbing. White Paper, The Hodge BioMotion Foundation, West Palm Beach, FL. 2004.
Harman, M.K., Markovich, G.D., Banks, S.A., Hodge, W.A.: Wear Patterns on Tibial Plateaus From Varus and Valgus Osteoarthritic Knees. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, No. 352, July 1998.
Ginsel BL, Banks S, Verdonschot N, Hodge WA. Improving maximum flexion with a posterior cruciate retaining total knee arthroplasty: a fluoroscopic study. Acta Orthop Belg. 2009 Dec;75(6):801-7.
Mikashima Y, Tomatsu T, Horikoshi M, Nakatani T, Saito S, Momohara S, Banks SA. In vivo deep-flexion kinematics in patients with posterior-cruciate retaining and anterior-cruciate substituting total knee arthroplasty. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). 2010 Jan;25(1):83-7.
DesJardins J. Wear Testing Simulation Performance and Outcomes for 3DKneeTM Total Knee Prosthesis. White paper, Clemson University Department of Bioengineering.
Morra EA, Greenwald AS. High Flexion in Contemporary Total Knee Design: A Precursor of UHMWPE Damage? A finite element study. AAOS 2007: 2007 Orthopaedic Research Laboratories, Cleveland, Ohio.
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