The posterior condylar angle in osteoarthritic knees

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 812-815

  Griffin, Frankie M ^a,c   Insall, John N ^b   Scuderi, Giles R ^b  

^a Complete Orthoped Sports Med Ctr ^*  (United States)

^b Insall Scott Kelly Institute   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Femoral component; Posterior condylar angle; Posterior condyles; Rotation; Total knee arthroplasty; Valgus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMUR CONDYLE; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

EID: 0031693647     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-5403(98)90036-5     Document Type: Article

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