Mini Incision: Occasionally Desirable, Rarely Necessary. In the Affirmative

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 21, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2006, Pages 16-18

  Whiteside, Leo A ^a  

^a Missouri Bone and Joint Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INCISION; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; KNEE; MUSCLE INJURY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; SKIN DEFECT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SKIN; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745001752     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2006.02.098     Document Type: Article

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