Achieving ligament stability and correct rotational alignment of the femur in knee arthroplasty: A study using the Medial Pivot knee

Knee

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 419-423

  Shakespeare, David ^a   Kinzel, Vera ^a   Ledger, Michael ^a  

^a WARWICK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Femoral rotation; Knee arthroplasty; Ligament balance; Medial pivot

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMUR; FEMUR CONDYLE; HIP; HUMAN; JOINT LAXITY; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE INSTABILITY; KNEE LIGAMENT; OSTEOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; VALGUS KNEE;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; FEMUR; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE DISLOCATION; KNEE JOINT; KNEE PROSTHESIS; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; ROTATION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 27744472272     PISSN: 09680160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2005.03.002     Document Type: Article

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