Comparison of the vastus-splitting and median parapatellar approaches for primary total knee arthroplasty: A prospective, randomized study

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 715-720

  Kelly, Matthew J ^a   Rumi, Mustasim N ^b   Kothari, Milind ^c   Parentis, Michael A ^d   Bailey, Katrina J ^c   Parrish, William M ^c   Pellegrini, Vincent D ^e  

^a Orthopaedic Associates of Central Texas ^*  (United States)

^b Orthopaedic Associates of Central Texas   (United States)

^c PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Knee Center of Western New York   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLIP; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENERVATION; DISSECTION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNEE ARTHRITIS; MUSCLE REINNERVATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE;

EID: 33645698692     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.E.00107     Document Type: Article

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