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The Future of T.K.R.
Most current TKR designs perform reasonably
well- but are far from providing anything like
normal knee function. We will always be limi-
ted by the usage of man-made materials in
implants, as compared to in vivo living tissues,
and the significantly impaired proprioception
in replaced knees. However in the history to
TKR the closer the designs have become to a
natural knee the better their performance [eg
the advances from fixed hinges to total condy-
lar designs].
In the light of our findings clearly current total
condylar designs can evolve considerably.
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