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Unquestionably, the era of modern total knee replacement commenced with the production of the Polycentric Knee Prosthesis designed by John Gunston of Canada, in the late 1960’s. This prosthesis was soon followed by the Geomedic Knee developed by a design team of five by the prosthesis manufacturer Howmedica. Both prostheses incorporated the technology pioneered by John Charnley in the U.K., combining methylmethacrylate bone cement with cobalt chrome alloy or adequate stainless steel.
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Krackow, K. (2004). Surgical Techniques. In: Navigation and Robotics in Total Joint and Spine Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59290-4_26
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