A new computer-assisted method for measuring the tibio-femoral angle in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 256-259

  Takahashi, Toshiaki ^a   Yamanaka, N ^a   Komatsu, M ^a   Ogawa, Y ^a   Yoshida, S ^a   Yamamoto, H ^a  

^a KOCHI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Computed radiography; Radiographic measurement; Tibio femoral angle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; MEASUREMENT; MONITOR; OBSERVER VARIATION; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING; TIBIA; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 1342325722     PISSN: 10634584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2003.10.005     Document Type: Article

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