Distal femoral cut perpendicular to the mechanical axis may induce varus instability in flexion in medial osteoarthritic knees with varus deformity in total knee arthroplasty: A pitfall of the navigation system

Journal of Orthopaedic Science

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 555-559

  Nagamine, Ryuji ^a,b   Kondo, Keiichi ^b   Ikemura, Satoshi ^b   Shiranita, Atsushi ^b   Nakashima, Satoshi ^b   Hara, Toshihiko ^b   Ihara, Hidetoshi ^b   Sugioka, Yoichi ^b  

^a Katai Orthopaedic Hospital   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU ROSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Navigation; Orthoradiograph; Osteoarthritis; Total knee arthroplasty; Varus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMUR; FEMUR SHAFT; HUMAN; KNEE INSTABILITY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; SOFT TISSUE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; VARUS DEFORMITY; X RAY FILM;

EID: 11244315174     PISSN: 09492658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00776-004-0818-z     Document Type: Article

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