Assessment of relative rotational alignment in total knee arthroplasty: Usefulness of the modified Eckhoff method

Journal of Orthopaedic Science

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 100-103

  Yamada, Kunio ^a   Imaizumi, Tsukasa ^a  

^a KOMAKI CITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fluoroscopy; Rotational alignment; Total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; KNEE PROSTHESIS; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

EID: 0034057298     PISSN: 09492658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007760050135     Document Type: Article

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