A tibial plate for a knee-joint endoprosthesis has a reinforcement member capable of distributing the joint forces uniformly over the spongiosa so that the spongiosa will not atrophy and is subjected to flexture from the tibial plate which is also supported on a cut section of the corticalis surrounding...http://www.google.fr/patents/US4865607?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US4865607 - Tibial plate for a knee-joint endoprosthesis