The effect of femoral notching during total knee arthroplasty on the prevalence of postoperative femoral fractures and on clinical outcome

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 87, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2411-2414

  Ritter, Merrill A ^a   Thong, Alan E ^a   Keating, E Michael ^a   Faris, Philip M ^a   Meding, John B ^a   Berend, Michael E ^a   Pierson, Jeffery L ^a   Davis, Kenneth E ^a  

^a CENTER FOR HIP AND KNEE SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; KNEE ARTHRITIS; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 27544433575     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.D.02468     Document Type: Review

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