Reamer breakage in the femoral medulla during total knee arthroplasty: Should reamers have a finite life?

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 501-503

  Bisbinas, Ilias ^a,b   Ho, Yew M ^a   Learmonth, Duncan J A ^a  

^a ROYAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

reamer breakage; removal technique; total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMUR OSTEOTOMY; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; ISCHIALGIA; KNEE; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PEROPERATIVE CARE; TECHNIQUE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMUR; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 2642545650     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2003.12.075     Document Type: Article

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