The role of varus and valgus alignment in knee osteoarthritis

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1044-1047

  Sharma, Leena ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BODY MASS; DEBRIDEMENT; DISABILITY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EDITORIAL; FEMUR HEAD; GAIT; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INCIDENCE; JOINT PROSTHESIS; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE MENISCUS; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MENISCECTOMY; OSTEOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALGUS KNEE; VARUS KNEE;

BONE MALALIGNMENT; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HALLUX VARUS; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 34247255040     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.22514     Document Type: Editorial

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