Extensor apparatus reconstruction with Leeds-Keio ligament in total knee arthroplasty

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 204-208

  Aracil, Jose ^a   Salom, Marta ^a,b   Aroca, Jose E ^a   Torro, Vicente ^a   Lopez Quiles, Daniel ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arthroplasty complications; Extensor mechanism; Patellar ligament rupture; Prosthetic ligament; Total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKYLOSIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LIGAMENT PROSTHESIS; LIGAMENT RUPTURE; MOBILIZATION; PATELLA LIGAMENT; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SEROMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0033049761     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-5403(99)90127-4     Document Type: Article

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