Computer-Assisted Gap Equalization in Total Knee Arthroplasty

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 334-342

  Viskontas, Darius G ^a   Skrinskas, Tomas V ^a   Johnson, James A ^a   King, Graham J ^a   Winemaker, Mitchell J ^b   Chess, David G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

balance; computer assisted; gap equalization; ligament; tension; total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORCE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNEE; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; SOFT TISSUE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; ROTATION; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33947609947     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2006.05.018     Document Type: Article

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