ISO/PWI 14243-5

Implants for surgery — Wear of total knee prostheses — Part 5: Durability performance of the patellofemoral joint ISO/PWI 14243-5

Scope

This document specifies the relative angular movement between articulating patellofemoral joint components, the pattern of the applied force, speed and duration of testing, sample configuration and test environment to be used for the durability testing of total knee-joint prostheses in wear-testing machines with load control and displacement.