Posterior cruciate ligament effects on the flexion space in total knee arthroplasty

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 360, Issue , 1999, Pages 243-250

  Mihalko, William M ^b   Krackow, Kenneth A ^a  

^a BUFFALO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; FLEXION CONTRACTURE; HUMAN; JOINT CAVITY; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE LIGAMENT; KNEE PROSTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

EID: 0032998511     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003086-199903000-00029     Document Type: Article

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