Abstract
Most total knee replacement designs incorporate the views of the designer relating to the function of the normal knee. A video of the normal cadaverie knee will be shown and depending on the loading regime the following movements can be clearly demonstrated: femoral roll-back, femoro-tibial rotation, medial pivot and lateral pivot. Knee replacement designs which do not allow all of the above movements risk Kinematic conflict. A knee replacement design will be shown which permits all of the normal knee movements.
The abstracts were prepared by Professor Jegan Krishnan. Correspondence should be addressed to him at the Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park 5047, Australia.
