Allograft reconstruction for extensor mechanism rupture after total knee arthroplasty: 4.8-Year follow-up

Orthopedics

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1205-1208

  Prada, Stefan A ^a   Griffin, Frankie M ^a   Nelson, Carl L ^b   Garvin, Kevin L ^c  

^a Univ of Arkansas for Med Sciences ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BONE ALLOGRAFT; CASE REPORT; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MOBILIZATION; PATELLA TENDON; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL RESISTANCE; REOPERATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON RUPTURE; TIBIA TUBEROSITY; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT FAILURE; WALKING AID; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0348230555     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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