Sub-vastus approach versus the medical parapatellar approach in primary total knee: A randomised controlled trial [ISRCTN44544446]

Trials

Volumn 7, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Bridgman, Stephen ^a,b,c   Walley, Gayle ^a,b   MacKenzie, Gilbert ^d   Clement, Darren ^a,b   Griffiths, David ^b   Maffulli, Nicola ^a,b  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF NORTH MIDLANDS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNEE FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL PATIENT; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

EID: 33747830584     PISSN: 17456215     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-7-23     Document Type: Review

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