Mini-Incision: Occasionally Desirable, Rarely Necessary. In Opposition

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 21, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2006, Pages 19-21

  Laskin, Richard S ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

limited incision; minimally invasive; surgical approach; total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; HUMAN; INCISION; JOINT FUNCTION; KNEE; KNEE FUNCTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; SURGICAL APPROACH; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; HUMANS; PATELLA; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 33744984345     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2006.01.026     Document Type: Article

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