An Accurate and Reproducible Method for Locating the Joint Line During A Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1147-1153

  Mason, Michael ^a   Belisle, Amy ^g   Bonutti, Peter ^b   Kolisek, Frank R ^c,d   Malkani, Arthur ^e   Masini, Michael ^f  

^a NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Bonutti Clinic   (United States)

^c St Francis Hospital   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Louisville Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation   (United States)

^f Ann Arbor Bone and Joint Surgery   (United States)

^g NONE

Author keywords

instrument; joint line; revision; revision total knee

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR CONDYLE; FIBULA; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT LINE; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE SURGERY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PATELLA; RANGE OF MOTION; REOPERATION; TIBIA; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REOPERATION;

EID: 33845336095     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2005.08.028     Document Type: Article

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