Rotationplasty about the Knee: Surgical Technique and Anatomical Considerations

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 345-353

  Fuchs, B ^a   Sim, F H ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Intercalary amputation; Knee rotationplasty; Limb salvage; Reconstruction; Surgical technique

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; KNEE AMPUTATION; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE SURGERY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ROTATIONPLASTY; SCIATIC NERVE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BONE NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMORAL NEOPLASMS; FEMUR; HUMANS; KNEE; KNEE PROSTHESIS; LIMB SALVAGE; OSTEOTOMY; PERONEAL NERVE; ROTATION; SCIATIC NERVE; TIBIA; TIBIAL NERVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2342481713     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.10211     Document Type: Review

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