Femoral component rotation and arthrofibrosis following mobile-bearing total knee arthroplasty

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 420-425

  Boldt, J G ^a   Stiehl, J B ^b,e   Hodler, J ^c   Zanetti, M ^c   Munzinger, U ^d  

^a St Vinzenz Hosp   (Germany)

^b Medical College of Wisconsin   (United States)

^c ORTHOPEDIC UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BALGRIST   (Switzerland)

^d SCHULTHESS CLINIC   (Switzerland)

^e not available   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMUR; FIBROSIS; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIOGRAPHY; ROTATION;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; FEMALE; FEMUR; FIBROSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; ROTATION;

EID: 33749122798     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: 14325195     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-006-0085-z     Document Type: Article

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