Tight posterior cruciate ligament in posterior cruciate-retaining total knee arthroplasty: A cause of posteromedial subluxation of the femur

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 570-574

  Yamakado, Kotaro ^b   Worland, Richard L ^a   Jessup, Douglas E ^b   Diaz Borjon, Efrain ^b   Pinilla, Roque ^b  

^a HealthSouth Medical Center Richmond   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Flat on flat geometry; Polyethylene failure; Posterior cruciate ligament; Posterior subluxation; Revision total knee arthroplasty; Total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

POLITEF; POLYETHYLENE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANT; KNEE CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; KNEE SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SHEAR STRESS; SUBLUXATION; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT FAILURE; VARUS DEFORMITY;

EID: 0041922291     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-5403(03)00158-X     Document Type: Article

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