Gap Balancing in Total Knee Arthroplasty

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 21, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2006, Pages 11-15

  Bottros, John ^a   Gad, Bishoy ^a   Krebs, Viktor ^a   Barsoum, Wael K ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

extension gap; flexion gap; gap balance; joint line restoration; soft tissue management; total knee arthroplasty; valgus release; varus release

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; JOINT MOBILITY; SOFT TISSUE; SURGEON; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; VALGUS KNEE; VARUS KNEE;

EID: 33744984562     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2006.02.084     Document Type: Note

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