The position of the popliteal artery in the arthritic knee

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 800-802

  Farrington, W J ^a   Charnley, G J ^a   Harries, S R ^a   Fox, B M ^a   Sharp, R ^a   Hughes, P M ^a  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Knee arthroplasty complications; Osteoarthritis of the knee; Popliteal artery injury

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CORTICAL BONE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; POPLITEAL ARTERY; POSITION; SAFETY; TIBIA;

EID: 0032847407     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-5403(99)90028-1     Document Type: Article

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