The data relating to 155 patients reviewed at the Wilhelm Schulthess Clinic in Zurich (clinic of the originators of the GSB knee prosthesis) have been evaluated in the present study. The X-ray pictures of the patients with implanted GSB knee prostheses were studied up to ten years at 1–2 years' intervals on the basis of 45 characteristic dimensions. The 15000 measurements of the study have been evaluated by means of a computer. The paper describes the method used and reports the statistical results obtained.
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