Preparation of the flexion gap affects the extension gap in total knee arthroplasty

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 602-607

  Sugama, Ryo ^a   Kadoya, Yoshinori ^b   Kobayashi, Akio ^a   Takaoka, Kunio ^a  

^a OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b OSAKA ROSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Joint gap; Soft tissue balance; Surgical technique; Total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARUS KNEE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 23044491844     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2003.12.085     Document Type: Article

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