Does total knee replacement restore normal knee function?

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 431, Issue , 2005, Pages 157-165

  Noble, Philip C ^a   Gordon, Michael J ^a   Weiss, Jennifer M ^a   Reddix, Robert N ^a   Conditt, Michael A ^b   Mathis, Kenneth B ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Institute of Orthopedic Research and Education   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE STRENGTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; DANCING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; KNEE FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPORT; STRETCHING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWIMMING; SYMPTOM; TENNIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 13244259299     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.blo.0000150130.03519.fb     Document Type: Article

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