Radiolucent lines and component stability in knee arthroplasty. Standard versus fluoroscopically-assisted radiographs

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 24-26

  Vyskocil, P ^a,c   Gerber, C ^a   Bamert, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Psychiatric Hospital Solothurn   (Switzerland)

^c Winterthur City Library   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMPLANT; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; SURGEON; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; X RAY FILM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT;

EID: 0032897551     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.81B1.9213     Document Type: Article

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