Reproducibility of Measurement of Femoral Component Rotation After Total Knee Arthroplasty Using Computer Tomography

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 744-748

  Suter, Thomas ^a   Zanetti, Marco ^a   Schmid, Marius ^a   Romero, José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

computed tomography; condylar twist angle; posterior condylar angle; rotational alignment; total knee arthroplasty; transepicondylar axis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMUR; FEMUR CONDYLE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RADIOLOGIST; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; ROTATION; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; KNEE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROTATION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33746286301     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2005.09.012     Document Type: Article

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