LCS® Mobile Bearing Knee Arthroplasty

Worldwide experience with the Lcs• mobile bearing total knee prosthesis has been unpar­ alleled both in terms of enduring popularity and outstanding long-term clinical results. Buechel and Pappas's design was based on the principles of; restoring anatomical joint function to as near normal as possible, minimising contact stresses to avoid wear and darn­ age to the bearing surfaces. and finally the idea that constraint should refiect the need for mobility, to avoid shear stresses and loosening of