Uncemented total knee replacement - The favourable influence of low over high pressure drainage

Knee

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 149-150

  Morgan Jones, R L ^a   Perko, M M J ^a   Cross, M J ^a  

^a Australian Institute of Musculoskeletal Research   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blood loss; Total knee replacement; Vacuum pressure

Indexed keywords

AGED; BLEEDING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SUCTION DRAINAGE; TECHNIQUE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; VACUUM;

EID: 0034233560     PISSN: 09680160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-0160(00)00040-5     Document Type: Article

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