Reference axes for reconstruction of the knee

Knee

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 251-257

  Luo, Cong Feng ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Arthroplasty; Axis; Knee alignment; Osteotomy

Indexed keywords

ANKLE; ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; BIOMECHANICS; CONTRACTURE; FEMUR; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE INSTABILITY; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; LEG; OSTEOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SURGEON; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA; VALGUS KNEE; WEIGHT BEARING;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMUR; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LEG; REFERENCE VALUES; ROTATION; TIBIA;

EID: 3142519830     PISSN: 09680160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2004.03.003     Document Type: Review

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